Buzz: News and Press Coverage of 123Junk
ABC News 7 - Washington Business Report - December 11, 2011
- Written by Rebecca Cooper - ABC News 7 WJLA.com
- Sunday, December 11, 2011
In an interview with ABC 7 News National Correspondent, Rebecca Cooper, Collin Wheeler tells us about success by the truckload.
Recent college graduate turned junk heaps into gold mines with Chantilly hauling company 123Junk
- Written by Daniel J. Sernovitz - Washington Business Journal
- Friday, November 11, 2011
You might say Collin Wheeler has cluttered up his life with junk. Heck, it’s an accusation to which he’d happily plead guilty as charged.
But while some might dub antiquated elliptical machines, cathode-ray television sets and faded couches from another decade as junk, Wheeler sees hidden treasure. Or shall we say, revenue.
In fact, those things have led him on a most unlikely course to become founder and CEO of 123Junk LLC.
Fox 5 News Interview with Zach Johnson
- Written by Zach Johnson
- Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Fox 5 News interviews 123Junk's Zach Johnson about our proprietary 3 Step disposal Process.
Boutique junk removal business turns trash into treasures
- Written by Abha Bhattarai - Washington Post Capital Business
- Sunday, June 19, 2011
Collin Wheeler is the last person you’d expect to be hauling away your trash. For one, he’s a germaphobe. He washes his hands every chance he gets, and launders shirts after one wear.
“But when I get into junk mode, it all goes out the window,” said Wheeler, the 27-year-old founder and chief executive of 123 Junk, an “eco-friendly” trash removal service based in Sterling that donates and recycles about half of the items it collects.
Fox 5 News Interview with Collin Wheeler
- Written by Holly Morris - Fox 5 News
- Monday, September 20, 2010
Collin Wheeler is interviewed by Fox 5 News reporter Holly Morris.
Reduce, reuse, renew
- Written by Lisa Karl - Talk Loudoun
- Wednesday, February 09, 2011
One of the things you realize when you are moving from one home to another -- or one office space to another -- is that you've more than likely accumulated a lot of things. Maybe that sofa is getting old or won't fit into your new home. If you don't want to move it, you probably will try to call some charities to see if they'll take it. The problem is...
CEOs Under 25: Collin Wheeler
- Written by Heather Huhman , Entry Level Careers Examiner
- Thursday, April 30, 2009
CEOs Under 25 is an occasional, ongoing series about inspirational young executives and how they quickly worked their way to the top.
Extra Mile and Some Labor
- Written by Mirza Kurspahic - Herndon Connection
- Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Entrepreneur strives to meet a need of area’s underprivileged families.
When Collin Wheeler, 24, tells his friends he is the president of his own company, a regular response he receives is, "You have a college degree, why are you dealing with junk?" Wheeler started his own business, 123Junk, in January of this year and business has been growing ever since.
