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Hoarding Cleanup Biohazard Situations

The hoarding condition can be very difficult to overcome.  Oftentimes, hoarding tendencies are as confusing as they are dangerous.  Hoarders can endanger themselves, their families, and even their neighbors due to their debilitating condition.

To the surprise of many, hoarding does not stop with newspapers, boxes, clothing, and knickknacks.  Some people hoard food, garbage, chemicals, flammables, medication, and even feces, urine, and other bodily fluids.  This family called us to request cleaning services to handle the hard work of removing large quantities of items as well as properly dispose of and sanitize biohazards.

We wanted to share some facts:

Garbage, Trash and Debris

Perhaps the most common form of biohazard hoarding is garbage and trash.  When garbage is hoarded instead of being properly disposed of, many biological threats can present themselves within the home.  Remnants of spoiled or rotted food can develop a variety of bacterial and pathogenic threats to people living in a hoarded home.  Infection and allergic reactions could cause severe illness and even death if garbage is left unattended for long periods of time.

Also, the presence of garbage attracts vermin, rodents, and wild animals and insects.  All of these creatures have the potential of destroying property as well as carry bacterial, allergenic, and even viral infections of their own with them.