What are the Different Types of Hoarding?

All around Hawaii, hoarding affects thousands of people. If you are working on cleaning up a hoarded property on the islands, you are not alone. At Bio X Hawaii, we’re here to help you clean all the biohazards, remove unwanted items, and restore the property to safety.

Different Types of Hoarding

There are several different types of hoarding and we know how to handle each and every one. From stacks of newspapers towering to the ceiling to rooms overflowing with sentimental trinkets, hoarding manifests in various forms and requires various techniques to sort through the items and restore safety to the property.

• Compulsive Hoarding: These are people who struggle to let go of possessions such as those associated with particular people, memories, or simply belongings someone can’t part with. These belongings may or may not be combined with biohazards and belongings can fall into a variety of categories.
• Animal Hoarding: While people may have the best of intentions, animal hoarding occurs when someone has more animals than they can provide for nutritionally, medically, and in a clean environment. These properties involve biohazard cleanup of urine, feces, and often the bodies of the animals that have passed away.
• Trash Hoarding: Trash hoarding occurs when people don’t discard the trash they produce. Bacteria, mold, rotten food, and a strong odor permeate this type of space. To properly clean a trash hoard, professionals who know how to protect themselves remove all the trash, set aside any valuables for the family, and thoroughly clean and disinfect all remaining surfaces.
• Paper Hoarding: For those who save all the paper they come across, a paper hoard can quickly develop. Made up of newspapers, magazines, mail, books, and other various sheets of paper, the weight of the materials can damage the structure itself.
• Food Hoarding: Food hoarding occurs when food is stockpiled and expired food is never discarded, including canned and frozen food. This can lead to numerous health hazards including mold, bacteria, and all the additional diseases pests can carry that are attracted to the food. Food hoarders often have no safe place to prepare meals and their food storage areas are never cleaned.

Biohazards in a Hoarded Property

When cleaning out a hoarded property, our team is always careful as they sort and dispose of personal property and trash. With so many items stacked up over years, we often discover pests, feces, urine, mold, and expired food among the hoard. These items must be handled with the greatest of care to protect ourselves and others. Wearing personal protective equipment, we work through the layers of a hoarded home, legally disposing of any biohazards as medical waste, and make sure all affected layers of the structure have been dealt with and disinfected.

For those not trained in dealing with biohazards, your health can be damaged through improper handling of dangerous substances in all types of hoarded properties. If you need a hoarded property cleaned out in Hawaii, leave the job to the professionals. We’ll quickly work through the scene, set aside any valuables and important paperwork for you, properly dispose of all trash and biohazards, and make sure the property is thoroughly disinfected.

Call Us for Hoarding Cleanup in Hawaii

No matter what type of hoard you’re dealing with, Bio X Hawaii is here to help. Take the first step toward reclaiming your space and peace of mind by contacting us today for a free consultation and professional hoarding cleanup services.