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“The question is always... what can I do to make my business better?, instead of what can I do to grow my business larger?”

- Paul Jarvis, Company of One

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“His job would be, first, to develop a culture, a modus operandi, and a set of challenges that would allow him to attract and hold on to the best employees he could find. Then he had to make sure the [business] provided a level of service that would bring in customers willing to pay a premium to do business... [offering a workplace] where people were encouraged to use their judgement and take initiative, and not just the senior managers.”

- Bo Burlingame, Small Giants on Carl Schmitt & UNBT

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We’re just about ready ready. Truck #1. Her name shall be Amelia & she’s purdy!

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Trash and Stash is now the 1st Junk Removal Service in U.S. to Earn B- Corporation Certification.

[CHARLOTTE, NC, April, 2024] Fort Mill- based Trash and Stash Junk Removal, announced that it has officially become a Certified B Corporation. B Corps represent a new business model that uses the power of business to address society’s greatest challenges. Certified B Corporations are companies that balance purpose with profit.

Trash and Stash (Stylehawk Enterprises, Inc) became the first junk removal service in the United States (and only the second in the world) to achieve B Corporation certification. Still, they join a growing movement of more than 2,000 Certified B Corporations from 121 industries, across 40 countries including companies like Patagonia, Toms of Maine and Ben & Jerry’s.

Trash and Stash President, Cameron Ungar said, “We couldn’t be more proud. B Corp certification has been a goal of ours from almost the beginning. Ungar added, “our local community was so supportive when we got started. We felt a responsibility to give back. At the same time, we saw that solving people’s individual ‘stuff problems’ still contributed to the collective waste problem. B Corp certification gave us a way to articulate and organize our ambitions around customer service, community and landfill diversion.”

B Corporations receive certification from B Lab, “a nonprofit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet. B Lab creates standards, policies, tools and programs that shift behavior, culture and the structural underpinnings of capitalism.” The intent is to shift the global economy from “a system that profits few to one that benefits all.”

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About Trash and Stash

Trash and Stash Junk Removal was founded in April, 2021 by Cameron Ungar. Trash and Stash works with both residential and commercial customers in the greater Charlotte, NC area to provide professional, affordable and environmentally responsible junk removal services. In 2023, Trash and Stash diverted 30% of total waste material handled from local area landfills.

More Information

Press Release PDF

4Good- Our B Corp Journey & Goals

B Corp Certification

Trash and Stash B Corp Profile

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It's been a while...

This blog was started at the beginning. Before Trash and Stash was a thing. It was intended to track our journey and help us keep our eye on the ball. Nearly 4 years later... Trash and Stash is a thing.

Moving forward this is a blog about what we've done and where we're going. It'll catalogue our writings and posts.

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“I’m not hell- bent on opening the greatest number of restaurants we are capable of operating. That would feel reckless and would make it nearly impossible for a company whose success is based on meaningful human interaction to retain its soul.”

Danny Meyer, Setting the Table

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3 Hallmarks of effective leadership:

1. Provide a clear vision for your business so that your employees know where you’re taking them.

2. Hold people accountable for consistent standards of excellence.

3. Communicate a well- defined set of cultural priorities and nonnegotiable values.

True leaders hold themselves accountable for conducting business in the same manner in which they’ve asked their team to perform.

- life will constantly be pushing you “off- center.”

“Wherever your center lies. Know it, name it, stick to it and believe in it. Everyone who works with you will know what matters to you and will respect and appreciate your unwavering values. Your inner beliefs about business will guide you through the tough times. It’s good to be open to fresh approaches to solving problems. But, when you cede your core values to someone else, it’s time to quit.”

- Danny Meyer, Setting the Table

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DON’T BE A “WHELMER”

“It’s the ‘whelming’ candidate you must avoid at all costs, because that’s the one who can and will do your organization the most long- lasting harm. Overwhelmed earn your rave. Underwhelmers either leave on their own or are terminated. Whelmers, sadly, are like a stubborn stain you can’t get out of the carpet. They infuse an organization and it’s staff with mediocrity; they’re comfortable, and so they never leave; and, frustratingly, they never do anything that rises to the level of getting them promoted or sinks to the level of getting them fired. And because you either can’t or don’t fire them, you and they conspire to send a dangerous message to your staff and guests that ‘average’ is acceptable.”

- Danny Meyer, Setting the Table