1. Make the space safe
Everyone steps away. The crew sets up barriers and puts on gloves, eye protection, masks and protective clothing.
Highland, UT · Utah County
Feces, urine and the germs they carry can reach floors, walls and fabric. Call (877) 812-4220 in Highland for cleaners who remove them, sanitize the room and check every affected area.
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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.
After a human waste mess in Highland, you can get feces cleanup, urine removal and disinfection anywhere in Utah County. Families call Highland Biohazard Cleanup Help when the situation is too large, too deep or too difficult to face alone.
Fewer older adults in Utah County live alone, but waste cleanup is still needed after illness, injury or neglect in any household. Many homes in Highland are newer, but urine still soaks into carpet padding, drywall seams and grout lines.
What human feces & urine cleanup covers:
Everyone steps away. The crew sets up barriers and puts on gloves, eye protection, masks and protective clothing.
Plastic sheeting and sealed doorways keep contamination from being carried into clean rooms on shoes or tools.
Feces, stained porous materials and contaminated debris are removed. Surfaces that can stay are cleaned and disinfected.
Bagged waste leaves with the crew. The room is checked and returned for normal use.
Most human feces & urine cleanup jobs in Highland, UT cost between $400 and $1,500, based on published cost guides.
Odor treatment is added when the smell has settled into fabric or building materials, because it takes extra products and time.
| 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.
Usually not when waste has soaked through. Mattresses, couches and padded furniture absorb liquid deep inside, and surface cleaning does not reach it. Soaked items are typically removed and disposed of as waste.
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.
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.
Crews follow rules designed to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, including the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030, when blood or other body fluids are present. Rental housing and sanitation rules vary by city and county.
Relatives or an estate sometimes cover the cost. Free help exists in some places for people with low incomes, and a local social services office may know of it. Ask the cleanup team about payment plans too.
It depends on the cause. Many homeowners policies cover sudden events, such as a toilet overflow, while some exclude long-term damage or neglect. Renters policies often cover the renter's belongings but not the building. Call the insurer before cleanup starts.
One call starts the removal, disinfection and disposal.
Call (877) 812-4220