Find a vetted junk removal or demolition company on Long Island

What junk removal and demolition companies do

Junk removal companies haul away furniture, debris and cleanouts. Demolition companies take down sheds, decks, pools, garages, interiors or whole houses, which usually takes a permit first.

• A basement, attic or estate cleanout.
• An old shed, deck, pool or garage to tear down.
• Interior demolition before a renovation.
• A house to demolish before rebuilding.

Who licenses junk removal and demolition companies on Long Island

• The state Department of Labor says the law requires an asbestos survey before all interior and exterior renovation, remodeling, repair and demolition work.
• Licensing of contractors is one of the duties of the state Department of Labor's Asbestos Control Bureau.

Nassau County

• Demolition is part of Nassau's definition of home improvement work, and the county's code bars running a home improvement business without a license.

Step by step: how to check a junk removal or demolition company's license in Suffolk or Nassau.

Town by town

Each town page quotes that town's own rules for junk removal and demolition, with the date we read them.

What it costs

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island refuse and recyclable material collectors earn a median $64,168 a year, from about $40,471 at entry level to $73,811 with experience. Construction laborers earn a median $58,875 a year, from about $39,468 at entry level to $79,154 with experience. (New York State Department of Labor, wages updated to the first quarter of 2026.)

Junk removal prices turn on the volume and the weight of what goes. Demolition prices turn on the size of the structure, the permit and disconnects, testing for materials like asbestos where required, and disposal. See the junk removal and demolition cost guide.

What to ask before you hire

• Your county license number, so I can check it before I sign?
• A certificate of insurance sent to me by your insurer, not a photo?
• For demolition: who files the demolition permit, and who arranges the utility disconnects?
• Where does the debris go, and are you licensed or permitted to haul it where the town requires it?
• What insurance covers damage to my property and the neighbors'?
• Is the price fixed by the load, by the job or by the hour, and what costs extra?

How Revival helps

Request a free call. Revival goes over the job and the permit with you, checks licenses and insurance, and introduces up to two vetted, licensed junk removal and demolition companies as they join our network. You choose who to hire, and you never pay Revival.