Green Is Good Show
1-800-GOT-JUNK’s Brian Scudamore and the ‘Ultimate Cheapskate’ Jeff Yeager - February 26, 2010
In the wake of the Vancouver Olympics, Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, the largest privately held trash company in the world, talks about his humble beginnings in British Columbia. Scudamore’s green entrepreneurial success has expanded his business across the world.
Scudamore started the business before college in 1993, and it has been fueling a green waste revolution since then. Currently, 61.3% of all materials picked up are recycled. Scudamore’s goal is 75% by 2014.
“We will come by, a customer points and says, ‘Here’s what goes,’ and they know that we’ll take those things to the proper facilities out there,” Scudamore says of the simple process. “We call ourselves a junk-removal company, but we’re much more of a junk-recycling company.”
In keeping with the conservation angle, John and Mike chat with Jeff Yeager, “The Ultimate Cheapskate.” Yeager, author of The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches, has been conserving his entire life.
In his discussion, Yeager reveals how he has conserved all throughout his life — from freezing spending for a week every year to biking his entire book tour routes.
“I’ve been a proud environmentalist my entire life,” Yeager says. “I’ve always seen this inherent connection between consuming and spending less and living lighter on the planet.”
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Scudamore is a source of inspiration for me and my team in Vancouver. We started a junk removal company called Klear Out which is very focused on the environment – our tag line is “helping to change your environment”. We also focus on the 5R’s of the environment (you’ll need to visit http://www.klearout.com/vancouver-junk-removal-handyman/environment/ for more)
You’ve got a great site here. Keep up the good work!