Junk Removal Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a junk removal business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Junk Removal Business name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a junk removal business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a junk removal business usually falls under NAICS 562111: Solid Waste Collection.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) within a local area; (2) operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations; and (3) collecting and/or hauling mixed recyclable materials within a local area.
Businesses classified here include
- Ash collection services
- Ash hauling, local
- Garbage collection services
- Garbage hauling, local
- Garbage pick-up services
- Recyclable material collection services
- Recyclable material hauling, local
- Refuse collection services
- Refuse hauling, local
- Rubbish (i.e., nonhazardous solid waste) hauling, local
- Rubbish collection services
- Trash collection services
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 562111), U.S. Census Bureau.
Solid Waste Collection in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most solid waste collection locations
- California 875 locations
- Texas 744 locations
- New York 573 locations
- Pennsylvania 546 locations
- Florida 534 locations
- Ohio 419 locations
- Illinois 390 locations
- North Carolina 387 locations
- Georgia 345 locations
- New Jersey 310 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.