Two Eagle Scouts turn Indiana trash into cash

In 1989 1-800-GOT-JUNK? was started by Brian Scudamore. Fourteen years later there are 80 franchises in America worth $17.5 million.. Robert Burns, a former Eagle Scout, has hired Jonathan Boome, a fellow Eagle Scout to run the franchise in Jeffersonville and New Albany.. The Louisville franchise has grown steadily since 2002. It is run by Robert Burns.