G. I. JUNK is a veteran owned and operated family full service junk removal and salvage company. The owner (Chris LaCentra) is a proud veteran of not one but two branches of the US Military. He served in the US Navy and the US Army. He's always lived a hard-charging lifestyle, and upon receiving his honorable discharge from the military he became a Hollywood stuntman for 16 years. Then in 2012, he decided to move to the Gold Country to start a family with his wife who grew up in Grass Valley.

While searching for a new path, Chris was applying at a local landfill when he was struck by the amount of usable, renewable, and potentially upcyclable items were being trashed. Since then, he has had a vision to start a company that could serve his community and give back to veterans.

Chris founded G.I. JUNK in 2018 with one truck and a lot of determination. His company strives to limit the amount of junk clogging up our landfills and set the highest standard of recycling/donating/upcycling in this industry.