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Two high-school students, Kirk and Jacob McKinney, founded Junk Teens, a junk-removal and reselling business after finding inspiration at a local dump. They launched and operated the venture while still in high school, focusing on hauling unwanted items and reselling salvaged goods as a small entrepreneurial, revenue-generating effort.

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Two high-school students, Kirk and Jacob McKinney, founded Junk Teens, a junk-removal and reselling business after finding inspiration at a local dump. They launched and operated the venture while still in high school, focusing on hauling unwanted items and reselling salvaged goods as a small entrepreneurial, revenue-generating effort.