1. Safety first
The team confirms the area is clear of people and pets, then suits up and sets the working limits of the room.
Santa Monica, CA · Los Angeles County
Waste in a bathroom, a bedroom or a vacant property in Santa Monica? Call (877) 812-4220. Crews lift the waste, treat the odor and dispose of everything under biohazard rules.
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Feces and urine cleanup is the safe removal and disinfection of human waste from floors, furniture, bedding and building materials. Cleaners treat the waste as a source of infectious germs and strong odor.
For property owners in Santa Monica, human waste cleaning can come with the notes insurers often ask for. You get one team for removal, disinfection and disposal across Los Angeles County. Call Santa Monica Biohazard Cleanup Help to set it up.
About 42% of residents in Santa Monica are older adults who live alone, and waste cleanup is often needed after a fall or illness that no one noticed right away. About 11% of housing in Santa Monica is vacant, and empty homes sometimes hold waste left by trespassers or earlier occupants.
The work often covers:
The team confirms the area is clear of people and pets, then suits up and sets the working limits of the room.
Plastic sheeting and sealed doorways keep contamination from being carried into clean rooms on shoes or tools.
Waste is lifted and soaked materials are cut out and bagged. Hard surfaces are cleaned, then disinfected with EPA-registered products.
The crew inspects each affected area, hauls away the waste and can provide notes for insurance claims.
Most human feces & urine cleanup jobs in Santa Monica, CA cost between $400 and $1,500, based on published cost guides.
Surface type changes the price. Waste on sealed tile cleans up quickly, but urine and feces that soaked into carpet, a mattress or subfloor mean cutting out and replacing materials.
| Type of job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Human waste cleanup average | $400 - $1,500 |
Figures are planning ranges from Yelp Costs, not a price for any specific Santa Monica property. Price drivers include amount of waste, whether it soaked into flooring or furniture, odor treatment, waste disposal. Call (877) 812-4220 any hour.
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.
A small amount on a hard surface can be removed with protection and a disinfectant. Do not do it with an open cut on your hands, and do not sweep or scrub dried waste. For large amounts or deep stains, call a human feces removal team.
No. Cleaners work privately and without judgment. Waste buildup often follows illness, age, grief or a health crisis, and the goal is a safe room, not blame.
Put on disposable gloves and eye protection, lift the waste with disposable towels and bag it. Then clean the area and disinfect it with an EPA-registered product by the label. Soaked porous materials usually have to be removed.
No single product is best for every surface. Waste is removed first, then an EPA-registered disinfectant is used by the label. Porous materials such as carpet and mattresses often have to be removed rather than cleaned.
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.
One call starts the removal, disinfection and disposal.
Call (877) 812-4220