Is a junk removal company in Ottawa the same as a bin company?

No. With a bin rental, the company drops off an empty bin, you load it yourself over the days you have it, and the company picks it up. Junk removal, where someone else loads and hauls for you, is a different service, and this site does not cover it.

What this site does cover is the bin side, and loading it yourself brings a few rules with it:

• What goes in is the company's rule as well as the City's. The City landfill does not accept asbestos, commercial garbage, liquid waste or hazardous waste, and Ottawa bin companies keep their own lists of refused and surcharged items, such as tires, batteries, paint and propane tanks.
• A common company rule is to load level with the top edge, with nothing hanging over the sides.
• Heavy material such as soil, concrete and brick usually needs a small or dedicated bin, billed by weight.
• Where the bin sits matters. On the road, boulevard, sidewalk or a public laneway, it needs the City's Temporary Construction-related Encroachment (TCE) permit.

Asbestos is never a bin job; removal and disposal are covered at ottawaabatement.com.

Some businesses in the Ottawa Construction Network directory list more than one service, so when a company replies to a bin request, check that the reply is for a bin rental: the size, the days and tonnes included, and the pricing model.

If you still want a bin, get the company's refused-items list in writing before you start loading.