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    Essential Hauling and Junk Removal

    5.0 (26 reviews)
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    Yard waste load

    Kevin and his team are the best in Ventura county. Super affordable, timely, and dependable. I had a large ficus tree trimming and bamboo trees that I need gone and in less than 30 minutes they had the load completely gone and all the debris cleaned up. Amazing service and very professional

    Narrow stairway was no problem for Kevin and his team.

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    1 year ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you for the wonderful review !

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    1 year ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you, Brian !

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    1 year ago

    Thank you very much. On time and very professional. Will definitely use these guys again !

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Matt !

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Kelly it was our pleasure

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    2 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you, Amber It was our pleasure.

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

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    2 years ago

    Communicated from beginning to end ! Worked with our company to provide the best rates . Highly recommended. Very professional

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    Kevin L.

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Austin ! Anytime !

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    2 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you, Heather for the great feedback!

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    2 years ago

    Crew was very fast and friendly. Cleaned up our backyard in less than an hour. Totally worth calling.

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Jenny !

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Cheyenne it was our pleasure!

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Richard for the honest review.

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    2 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you, Hannah for the honest review!

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    2 years ago

    I'm a general contractor that uses Essential Hauling when we need debris hauled. They're always prompt, and execute quickly and efficiently.

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Dustin for taking the time to leave a review

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Paul it was our pleasure

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Karin we were happy to help and thank you for the lunch!!!

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you for the good review Shawn ! Glad we could help

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    2 years ago

    Kevin was very responsive and was able to help me get rid of my junk the same day. Thanks again for the great service and fair pricing.

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    3 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Brandon for the kind words

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    2 years ago

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you, Marvin. It was our pleasure!

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    3 years ago

    They were great! Quick, easy, affordable, and responsive. Highly recommend. I really appreciate the communication. Thanks, Kevin!

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    Kevin L.

    Thank you Angelica it was my pleasure

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    Kevin and his partner got here at the time specified and within 10 minutes they had everything loaded.

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    Essential Hauling and Junk Removal - junkremovalandhauling - Updated September 2026

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