Question
Is there local junk removal in Etobicoke that is not a franchise?
Yes. Junk 'Of' Urs is a locally owned GTA crew, with no franchise fees or franchise markups. In Etobicoke the price is the published truck volume, all-in with HST included. A single item is $99, a 1/8 load is $179, a 1/4 load is $299, a 1/2 load is $469, a 3/4 load is $629, a full load is $739, and each extra full load is $650. The minimum is $99.
You deal with the crew that loads the truck. Mimico and Humber Bay are mostly lakeside condos, and those towers usually need visitor parking and a booked elevator. The Kingsway, Alderwood, and Rexdale are mostly detached houses, with garage and basement piles and longer carries from a backyard shed. Long Branch, Islington, and The Queensway mix houses with smaller apartment buildings. Send photos of the pile and the path. We confirm the price before we load.
An Etobicoke house on City of Toronto curbside collection can set furniture, a mattress, or an appliance beside the garbage bin on garbage day, 0.5 metres away, with no garbage tag and no appointment. Carpet rolls have to be 1.2 m (4 ft) or shorter and under 20 kg (44 lb). Condo boards in Humber Bay and Mimico set the bulk-item rule, and the item is usually still inside the suite. A crew carries it out and loads it on one visit. Nothing is added for a franchise fee. The house rule is at https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/houses/oversized-metal-items/.