606 Junk Removal & Dumpster Rental

606 Junk Removal & Dumpster Rental is one of those Chicago outfits—West Town address, city-and-suburbs coverage—that runs like a real working crew, not a call center with a logo on the truck. I’ve seen a lot of “better known national company with a similar name that advertises on TV” jobs go sideways on timing and pricing. And in these reviews, 606 keeps coming up as the opposite: on time, easy to deal with, responsive, and usually the fair price when people bother to get a few bids.

They don’t act precious about the work, either. Folks mention next-day appointment, same day service, and those “called me to give me a heads up” updates—plus the classic “15 minutes out” phone call. That’s what you want on a junk run, right? Because who’s got all day to sit around waiting for a two-man truck that may or may not show up. And when they do show, the pattern is fast, friendly and efficient—bedframes, mattresses, decking material, backyard debris, apartment-building overflow, couches… in-and-out in minutes when it’s a simple pull, or a couple hours when it’s a bigger furniture clear-out.

Pricing sounds like they keep it pretty clean. People talk about reasonable, affordable, most economical quote out of multiple bids, and even a $25 discount if you book online. But they also do the normal pro thing: they see the haul, they give the quote, you agree, then they load. No fuss. Plus they close the loop before payment—at least one review calls out that they made sure the customer was satisfied prior to finalizing payment, which tells you they’re paying attention to how the job *lands*, not just how fast they can dump the truck.

You also get a feel for the internal operation: there’s an office that’s communicative, and then field guys—names like George, Dominik, Kalil, Matthew—who show up polite, courteous, and who actually work as a team. And that matters in tight Chicago hallways and walk-ups. However, it’s not all perfect: there’s a 3/5 mentioning they damaged a sliding glass door frame moving a couch and “were not overly careful.” That’s the messy reality of junk removal—heavy stuff, awkward angles, tight clearances. The good sign is this looks like an exception in the set, not the norm. Still, if you’ve got a tricky exit path, do you point it out and ask them to pad/angle it? I would.

And if you care where the load goes, they talk a lot about donate, recycle, reuse—pretty standard language in the Chicago junk world, but they repeat it enough that it’s clearly part of how they position themselves. Yet what stands out more than that is the day-to-day reliability: prompt scheduling, arrival windows that actually mean something, clear communication, and a crew that doesn’t drag the job out.

If you want a local Chicago junk company that shows up on time, gives a fair rate, and handles the work with minimal drama, 606’s reputation reads like the real deal—and that’s not easy to earn around here.