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Every junk removal franchise,on one page.

Every junk removal franchise we could verify, side by side on what its own FDD says about fees, investment, territory and units open. No rankings, no guesses.

Key takeaways

  • The table below is built only from each brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document. Where we have not yet read a brand's FDD, the cell says so and links to where you can.

  • The best one depends on what you want to own. A moving-plus-junk brand, a dumpster-only brand and a one-owner-per-metro brand are three different businesses.

  • Item 20 of any FDD lists current and former franchisees with phone numbers. Calling them is worth more than any comparison page, including this one.

There are more junk removal franchises than most people expect, and they are not all the same business. This page puts every brand we could verify as currently franchising side by side, using only what each one's own Franchise Disclosure Document says about fees, investment, territory and units open, so you can compare them on the record rather than on their advertising.

How to read this table

Every row names the FDD item the figure comes from. Item 5 is the initial fee, Item 6 the recurring fees, Item 7 the estimated total investment, Item 12 the territory, Item 19 whether the brand makes a financial performance representation at all, and Item 20 how many franchised units were open at the end of the brand's last fiscal year.

A cell that says "See current FDD" means exactly that: we have not yet read that brand's current document for that figure, and we will not substitute a number from a marketing page or an aggregator. The block after the table tells you where the document is on file.

Figures come only from each brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document, cited by item. A cell reading “See current FDD ↓” means the brand's current FDD has not been reviewed for that figure: the lookup block below says where to read it.
What the FDD says VETS 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Bin There Dump That College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving Dumpster Dudez JDog Junk Removal & Hauling Junk King Smash My Trash The Junkluggers Two Men and a Junk Truck
Initial franchise fee Item 5 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Total initial investment Item 7 $62,100–$178,420 See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Royalty Item 6 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Brand or marketing fund Item 6 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Technology and other recurring fees Item 6 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Territory model Item 12 One owner per metro area, as defined in Item 12 See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Services offered Item 1 Junk removal, dumpster rental, and commercial and multifamily waste services See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Veteran incentives Items 5 and 6 See the veterans page ↗ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Franchised units open Item 20 4 (2025) See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
Financial performance representation Item 19 No Item 19 — VETS publishes no earnings information See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
FDD issuance date Cover page In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓ See current FDD ↓
  1. VETS: its current Franchise Disclosure Document, every figure a reviewed claim. Every line of the investment.
  2. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  3. Bin There Dump That: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  4. College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  5. Dumpster Dudez: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  6. JDog Junk Removal & Hauling: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  7. Junk King: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  8. Smash My Trash: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  9. The Junkluggers: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.
  10. Two Men and a Junk Truck: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.

What "largest" and "best" actually mean

Searches for the largest or the best junk removal franchise usually want one of three things, and they point in different directions.

Most locations is an Item 20 question. The brands with the most units have been franchising longest and have the most owners to call. That is a real advantage in due diligence: more people who can tell you what it is like.

Lowest cost to open is an Item 7 question, and the range matters more than the low end. Ask any brand which end of its range a first-time owner in your market should plan for.

Best fit is not in any FDD. A brand that sells moving and junk removal together is a different day-to-day from a junk-and-dumpsters brand, and both differ from a dumpster-only operation. The comparison pages linked from each brand's name go into how each model differs from VETS.

Where VETS sits in this list

VETS is a junk removal, dumpster rental and commercial waste services brand, veteran-founded, that sells one franchise per metro area. Its Franchise Disclosure Document has no Item 19, which means this site publishes no information about what owners make, here or anywhere. The investment page sets out every line of Item 7; the model page explains the three service lines.

Review each brand's FDD yourself

Every franchisor gives you its Franchise Disclosure Document during its own sales process, and by law you have at least fourteen days with it before you sign or pay anything. The current document is also on file, free, in the state databases below.

A brand appears in a state database only if it has registered or filed in that state; not every franchisor files in every state.

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Why owners choose VETS

Whatever else you compare, these are the reasons owners chose VETS.

  • One owner, the whole metro. A VETS franchise is an entire metro area as defined in Item 12, with no carved-up sub-territories and no second VETS branch competing for the same jobs.
  • Three service lines from one fleet. Junk removal, dumpster rental, and commercial and multifamily waste services: more ways to put the same trucks and crews to work, across different customers and seasons.
  • National accounts you do not have to win yourself. VETS holds relationships with multi-site property management groups, and the work in your metro is assigned as set out in the FDD.
  • CentCom behind you. The corporate support team runs national accounts, receivables, the technology platform and training, and stays on the line after opening. Item 11 of the FDD sets out exactly what VETS provides.
  • Veteran-founded, led from the front. Built by an Army Engineer Officer from a single Charlotte truck, and the Charlotte corporate store is still the template every territory runs from.
  • Every cost in the open. Every figure on the investment page comes from Item 7 of the FDD, and nobody at VETS will sell you on an earnings number.

Questions to ask every brand

  1. Which end of the Item 7 range should a new owner in my metro plan for, and why?
  2. How is the territory defined in Item 12, and what happens at its edges?
  3. What does the royalty in Item 6 buy, item by item?
  4. How many franchisees left in the last three years (Item 20), and may I call them?
  5. Is there an Item 19? If not, why not, and when might there be one?

Every one of those has an answer in the FDD or from the franchisor. Write the answers down, then compare them across brands the same way this table does.

Sources

  1. FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR Part 436 — retrieved 2026-09-25
  2. Wisconsin DFI Franchise Search (public FDD filings) — retrieved 2026-09-25

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