1. Make the space safe
Everyone steps away. The crew sets up barriers and puts on gloves, eye protection, masks and protective clothing.
Colby, WI · Clark County
Is it safe to clean this yourself? In Colby, call (877) 812-4220 before you try. A crew can handle human feces removal, urine treatment and disinfection with the right protection.
If anyone is in danger, call 911 first. For a suicide crisis, call or text 988.
Human waste removal means taking out the waste, the soaked materials and the odor source, then disinfecting the affected area. It is a biohazard job even when no blood is present.
Need human waste removal for your home, apartment, vacant property or workplace in Colby, Clark County? Cleaners wear PPE and use EPA-registered disinfectants. To start, call Colby Biohazard Cleanup Help.
About 41% of residents in Colby are older adults who live alone, and waste cleanup is often needed after a fall or illness that no one noticed right away. Around 47% of households in Colby rent, so landlords and property managers often set up waste cleanup between tenants.
The work often covers:
Everyone steps away. The crew sets up barriers and puts on gloves, eye protection, masks and protective clothing.
Cleaners set up protection, close off the work area and keep foot traffic out.
Contaminated materials come out first. Surfaces are cleaned and disinfected, and odor is treated at its source.
The crew inspects each affected area, hauls away the waste and can provide notes for insurance claims.
Human feces & urine cleanup in Colby, WI typically costs $400 to $1,500, depending on the size of the affected area and the materials involved.
The amount of waste matters most. A small mess on a hard floor is a short job, while waste that spread through several rooms takes longer.
| Type of job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Human waste cleanup average | $400 - $1,500 |
Published ranges only (Yelp Costs); every human feces & urine cleanup job in Colby is priced after an on-site look. Price drivers include amount of waste, whether it soaked into flooring or furniture, odor treatment, waste disposal. Questions? Call (877) 812-4220.
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.
Urine soaks into padding, subfloor and mattress layers, and bacteria keep releasing odor from there. Surface cleaning does not reach it. Removing the soaked materials is usually what ends the smell.
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.
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. 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.
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.
One call starts the removal, disinfection and disposal.
Call (877) 812-4220