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A technician looks over the home and explains what can be cleaned and what has to be removed.
San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County
Has human waste built up in a room or on furniture in San Jose? Call (877) 812-4220 any hour. Cleaners remove the feces and urine, disinfect the affected area and treat odor at its source.
If anyone is in danger, call 911 first. For a suicide crisis, call or text 988.
Human feces and urine cleanup is different from sewage cleanup. It deals with waste left on surfaces and in materials, while sewage backup involves contaminated water from pipes and drains.
Need cleaners of fecal matter and urine at your San Jose home or workplace? You can get help day or night, with 24/7 phone answering, and anyone in Santa Clara County can call San Jose Biohazard Cleanup Help.
Fewer older adults in San Jose live alone, but waste cleanup is still needed after illness, injury or neglect in any household. Most homes in San Jose are occupied, so waste cleanup is usually tied to illness, aging or a household in crisis, not an empty property.
What human feces & urine cleanup covers:
A technician looks over the home and explains what can be cleaned and what has to be removed.
Plastic sheeting and sealed doorways keep contamination from being carried into clean rooms on shoes or tools.
Waste is lifted with disposable tools. Anything porous that has soaked through is removed and packed.
Odor is treated at its source, waste is hauled away as regulated waste, and the room is checked before it is handed back.
Most human feces & urine cleanup jobs in San Jose, CA cost between $400 and $1,500, based on published cost guides.
Waste volume plays a role. More soaked material means more packaging and more regulated waste to haul and dispose of.
| Type of job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Human waste cleanup average | $400 - $1,500 |
Estimates only, not a quote. Sources: Yelp Costs. Price drivers include amount of waste, whether it soaked into flooring or furniture, odor treatment, waste disposal. Call (877) 812-4220 to talk through the job.
Yes. Sewage cleanup deals with contaminated water from backed-up pipes. Feces and urine cleanup deals with waste left on surfaces and in materials, though some jobs involve both and need the same safety steps.
In a rental, the lease and local law decide who pays, and a landlord, an attorney or a tenant rights group can say. In most other cases the owner of the home or the person arranging the cleanup pays.
Not one that is safe to pour on a floor or carpet. Dissolving waste spreads it deeper into materials. The right method is to lift the waste, remove soaked porous items and disinfect the surface.
Yes. Touching feces or contaminated surfaces and then your mouth, nose or eyes can spread germs. Wear gloves and eye protection, wash your hands well afterward and keep children and pets away.
The odor is unpleasant and can irritate the nose, throat and eyes. Dried waste can release particles when disturbed, so avoid sweeping or scrubbing it. Open a window if you can and call a cleanup team for large amounts.
Wear gloves, lift the waste with a disposable tool and bag it. Hose down only hard surfaces away from drains, wells and play areas. For large amounts, near a home or on a worksite, a cleanup team can remove and disinfect.
Calls are answered 24/7, and the job is planned on the call.
Call (877) 812-4220