Junk removal and hauling in Simi Valley, CA

Simi Valley homes, by the numbers

Simi Valley has about 44,500 lived-in homes and about 126,000 people (Census Reporter, Simi Valley). About 71 percent are detached single-family houses and about 73 percent are owned by the people living in them. About 45 percent were built in the 1960s and 70s.

Single-family houses with garages, side yards and back lots fill up with the things families keep. Garage cleanouts, old play sets and sheds, yard debris and hauling broken concrete from patio projects are typical Simi Valley jobs.

Brush clearance around the valley

Simi Valley is in Ventura County Fire’s territory. Ventura County Fire’s Fire Hazard Reduction Program mails a Notice to Abate Fire Hazard every April 20, and clearance is due June 1: commonly 100 feet around buildings and 10 feet along roads (Ventura County Fire). If the work isn’t done by the deadline, the fire department’s contractor can do it, and the cost plus a fee goes on the tax bill as a lien (FHRP FAQ).

Homes at the edges of the valley, below the hills, are the ones that get the notice. Our brush clearing work clears to the county’s guide and hauls the cut brush.

The Simi Valley Landfill and recycling

The Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center on Madera Road is one of the county’s three sorting facilities for construction and demolition debris, and the county says to ask for a recycling receipt there when a permit needs one (Ventura County C&D program). The county lists G.I. Industries for e-waste collection in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Moorpark (Ventura County e-waste list).

Our guide to the dumps and recycling yards in Ventura County covers the landfill and the other drop-offs. If you would rather not make the trip, junk removal and hauling take it there for you.