Junk Removal in Hanover, PA

Penn Township spells out its rule in writing. The township's 2026 residential information sheet says Zoning Ordinance Section 700.1 requires a permit from the Township Zoning Officer before you demolish any structure, and it names storage sheds, decks, patios, fences, gazebos and pools. Call the township before you pick a teardown date, not after.^[9]

Inside the borough, an old shed is a construction-waste problem: Public Works won't take construction waste, and the transfer station turns away lumber longer than 8 feet. We knock the shed down, clear out whatever is still stored in it, haul off the siding, roofing and framing, and leave the spot clean. Most standard backyard sheds take a few hours.^[7][8]

A dead hot tub doesn't fit neatly into any curbside rule here. In the borough, anything bulky is a scheduled, prepaid special pickup, and Penn Township's hauler takes one bulk item a week. Neither was written with a six-person spa in mind.^[7][9]

Here's how we handle it. Shut the power off at the breaker before we arrive; we don't touch live electrical or gas lines. If there's still water in it, we pump it down. Then we cut the shell into sections when it has to come off a deck, out of a sunroom or up basement stairs, and the cover, steps and framing leave with it.

Three cans a week is the borough limit, so emptying a full house through regular pickup isn't realistic. With about 1 in 5 Penn Township residents 65 or older, estate and downsizing cleanouts are a common need on both sides of the borough line.^[7][5]

We start with a room-by-room walkthrough, and anything you flag stays put. Reusable things go to donation drop-offs. The rest goes out in as many truckloads as the house needs, and we leave it broom-clean. Most full houses take one full day; a heavy hoarder house or a large estate can run two. If a realtor, estate attorney or property manager has a deadline, we coordinate with them directly.

Mattresses and box springs are on the borough's special-pickup list, so they mean a call to Public Works and payment before anything leaves the curb. Penn Township allows one bulk item a week, scheduled ahead with the hauler, and Conewago Township allows one large item at the curb by 6 AM on collection day. That works for a single dresser. It doesn't work for a dining set, a sectional and two bedroom suites.^{[7][9][10][11]}

Our two-person crew brings moving equipment, takes pieces apart when they won't clear a doorway, and carries from any floor of the house. Furniture in good shape goes to a donation drop-off instead of the trash.