McHugh Junk Removal

McHugh Junk Removal is a Lancaster, Massachusetts hauling company that homeowners across central Massachusetts call when a basement, attic, garage or whole house needs to be emptied. A 2022 Telegram & Gazette profile described its owner as a 25-year-old Lancaster resident running his own business, and the company appears in Better Business Bureau listings under Junk Removal, Delivery Service and Hauling Contractors. The review record is deep and unusually consistent. Google publishes a 5-star average across 991 ratings, and the reviews themselves read like first-hand accounts rather than filler: customers name the people who showed up — Matt, Zac, Tony, and Shauna in the office — and describe specific jobs, from a heavy pile beside a garage to a full attic-and-basement cleanout before a house went on the market. Two themes repeat often enough to be worth planning around. Scheduling is fast — several 2026 reviewers describe booking online or by text and having a truck arrive the next day, one within 24 hours of a last-minute move — and the quoted price holds, with reviewers saying they paid what they were quoted and one reporting the final figure landed at the low end of the range given. The company also runs a weekly residential trash and recycling route alongside one-off hauls, and that side of the business is where the sharpest complaint sits: a June 2026 reviewer who had used the service for about two and a half years reported missed pickups becoming more frequent and being told it was probably best to find a new service. Another 2026 reviewer praised the labor crew but said the office needed to improve on communication and efficiency. One more thing to raise directly before you book: published business-bankruptcy roundups list McHugh Junk Removal Inc. of Lancaster with a Chapter 11 case in the Worcester bankruptcy court, liabilities reported in the $500,001-to-$1-million band. Reviews have continued steadily since, so the crews are clearly still working — but if you are signing up for an ongoing weekly service rather than a single haul, ask about it and about how the route is staffed. For a one-time cleanout in the Lancaster, Clinton, Groton and Worcester area, this is a well-documented local option with a long, specific review history. Confirm the quote in writing, and confirm what happens to items you would rather see donated than dumped.