Our Story
Augusta Junk Removal started in 2021 because I needed to be present for my family and I wanted to build a business built on integrity. What started as one truck and a utility trailer has grown into a team of over fifteen, but the commitment has never changed: show up on time, do excellent work, and treat people with respect. Here is how it happened.
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Our Story
That is who we are and how we operate.
Over 1,000+ five-star Google reviews from customers across the CSRA confirm it. We have grown from one truck to a team of over fifteen trained haulers, but the commitment has never changed: show up, do excellent work, treat people with respect.
- Same-Day Service
- Eco-Friendly Disposal
- Licensed & Insured
- Transparent Pricing
- Family Owned
- Full-Service Labor
Why I Started This
My name is Tripp Patat. I started Augusta Junk Removal because my wife got pregnant with our first child and I realized I could not afford to keep doing what I was doing.
I was running a golf cart business at the time, shipping inventory to Florida and other vacation locations. The money was good, but I was traveling constantly. When I found out we were having a baby, I made a decision that left no room for hesitation: I shut down the golf cart business overnight and went all in on junk removal.
I did not have the luxury of testing this on the side. I did not have a safety net. I had to make it work immediately because I had a family depending on me. That kind of pressure either breaks you or forces you to figure it out fast.
I loved entrepreneurship from the golf cart business, but I did not love that specific business. So I needed to find something else—something with a lower startup cost, faster cash flow, and a genuine need in our community that I could actually be good at.
Junk removal seemed logical. Low barrier to entry. High demand. I could get going quickly without burning through savings. I had no idea I would actually fall in love with it.
What Makes Us Different
Starting this business from scratch meant building something genuinely local, not importing a corporate playbook from somewhere else. We are not a franchise that someone opened in Augusta to hit quarterly numbers. We are not backed by private equity or managed by a holding company in another state.
When you hire us, you are hiring a business built by a guy who still lives here, still shows up, and still cares about getting it right because my family’s livelihood depends on it. That matters in how we operate. It matters in how we treat your home. It matters in whether we cut corners or do the work right.
We have grown since that first F250 and utility trailer, but we have not grown away from that core commitment: show up on time, keep your promises, treat people with respect, and do the right thing even when nobody is watching.
How We Started
My first setup was an F250 pickup truck and a utility trailer. That was it.
I started taking jobs from people at our church and Facebook Marketplace. Every phone call came to me. Every truck belonged to me. Every job I did myself: drove it, worked it, talked to the customer, figured it out.
I answered every phone call, drove every truck, did the physical work, managed customer information, showed up on-site to walk through jobs. By myself, I was okay at all of those things. But doing all of them at the same time while building a business and trying to keep my family’s head above water was exhausting. But I was home. I was building something real. And I was getting better every single day.
What I Discovered
Within the first year, something became clear: there was a real need in the CSRA for a junk removal company that actually cared about customers.
There were other companies in the market, but when I talked to people who had hired them, the feedback was mixed. Some had bad experiences. Others felt like they were just another transaction. A few people told me that hiring us “blew away their expectations” of what a junk removal company could be.
That told me everything I needed to know. There was a gap. People wanted reliability, respect, and honesty. They wanted someone to show up on time and treat their home like it mattered. Most junk removal companies were not doing that.
We were. And customers noticed.
Why This Still Matters
That first year taught me something important: building a business is not about hype or shortcuts. It is about showing up, doing what you say you will do, treating people well, and getting better every single day.
I am deeply involved in this company because I believe it is a leadership organization that happens to remove junk. Every truck we send out is an opportunity to serve someone during a stressful time in their life. Every person we hire is a chance to build a leader and create a career, not just a job.
The team we have now—Olivia, Heath, Drew, and the crew—they are the reason I do not have to do everything myself anymore. They believed in what we were building and they helped build it alongside me.
What We Believe
Everything we do comes down to five values: Contagious Kindness, Accountability, Integrity, Growth-Oriented, and Excellence. Those are not words on a poster. Those are how we hire. How we train. How we show up every day.
We donate items that can be reused. We recycle what makes sense. We dispose responsibly. We show up on time. We keep our promises. We treat your home and your property like it is ours.
And we do this because it is the right thing to do, not because it is good marketing.
Where This Is Going
I started this company because I had to. I needed to provide for my family and be present for my kids. Today, I am building it into something much larger: a place where people can grow professionally, financially, and personally. Where employees can build careers and provide for their own families. Where the CSRA knows there is at least one local company that will not cut corners or disappoint them.
The stakes are still the same. They have just gotten bigger.
If you hire us, you are not hiring a corporation that franchised into your town. You are hiring a business built by a guy who still lives here, still shows up, and still cares about getting it right because I have to. Because my family’s livelihood depends on it. Because my reputation depends on it.
That matters to us. It should matter to you too.
What Our Customers Say
With over 1000+ five-star Google reviews, customers throughout Augusta consistently praise our fast service, competitive pricing, and professional junk removal team.
