{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Next Biz Thing: Unveiling Tomorrow's Business","title":"Next Biz Thing #381 novajunk.com","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":506,"description":"Nova Junk https://www.novajunk.comThis episode of The Next Biz Thing spotlights Nova Junk, a family owned junk removal company serving Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and parts of Maryland since 2005. Markus J. Diplama explores how two brothers built a business around fast, honest hauling services, from office and estate cleanouts to construction debris and shed removal, all backed by a donate first, recycle second, landfill last disposal process. Tune in to hear why a family run team with two decades of roots in the DMV area is worth calling the next time your space needs clearing out.What do you do with the couch that has been sitting in your garage since your last move, the busted shed in the backyard, or the pile of drywall and lumber left behind after a renovation? Most of us just let it sit there, a little longer every week, until it stops feeling like a problem and starts feeling like part of the furniture. Today's guest has built an entire business around solving exactly that kind of stuck moment, and doing it with more heart than you would expect from a junk removal company.Welcome back to The Next Biz Thing, the show where we shine a light on businesses that are doing things a little differently, and doing them well. I am Markus J. Diplama, and every episode I bring you a company that caught my attention, whether for their creativity, their values, or the simple fact that they are solving a real problem for real people. Today we are heading to the Washington DC area to talk about Nova Junk.Nova Junk is a junk removal company serving Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and parts of Maryland, including Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington, Springfield, and Bethesda. Their service footprint also reaches into Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland, which means a huge stretch of the DMV area has a genuinely local option when it is time to clear something out. But here is what caught my attention right away. This is not a franchise. It is a family...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Pb0F3jmlyIfOyRlax9T63lldyNPycKwPJeWzBdTAC44/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NzEzLzE3MDc4/NDQ0NzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}