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>> every single book in there was about philosophy, religion and health. there was nothing else there. >> the removal team winds their way through the literary maze. >> when you walk through this tunnel, down to the window and over on one side there was what may have been a sink. >> to clear the apartment, the crew hauls the books out into a bin on the curb, but over the course of five days, they notice not only isnt the pile growing, its getting smaller. >> people on the street would go and tak...

It just went up six, seven feet high. >> every single book in there was about philosophy, religion and health. there was nothing else there. >> the removal team winds their way through the literary maze. >> when you walk through this tunnel, down to the window and over on one side there was what may have been a sink. >> to clear the apartment, the crew hauls the books out into a bin on the curb, but over the course of five days, they notice not only isnt the pile growing, its getting smaller. >>...

Them in. she just keeps them if they show up. >> jessica finds the mess and unsanitary conditions so intolerable, she seeks refuge in an isolated bedroom in their home. >> its at the far end of the house. ive separated myself off from the house with a heavy duty shower curtain and baby gate to keep the barrier between myself and the rest of the house. i keep everything in my room now, all my personal belongings because if i leave them out theyll get destroyed and destroyed very quickly. either s...

That she had recently purchased as gifts. >> just a complete mess. everything came home, nothing had a place. >> she had a sofa sleeper that she was using because she could not walk up the stairs because she had just had knee surgery. and the whole second level was uninhabitable. turns out that all that construction material was because they had renovated a bathroom. so you go to the top of the stairs and on the left was this amazing bathroom. it was unfortunate that she could not even get up th...

>> a stinking, rotten mess. >> the house had been occupied by a reclusive mother and son. both in poor health. they left their home only after it was condemned by authorities. >> when you walked up to the steps, you saw a bunch of yellow tape because the town had just condemned the house. when that happens, youre quite apprehensive about what is behind that door. you could already smell it before we even opened the door. you had to wear the respirators. you would not have been able to breathe at...

>> the removal team winds their way through the literary maze. >> when you walk through this tunnel, down to the window and over on one side there was what may have been a sink. >> to clear the apartment, the crew hauls the books out into a bin on the curb, but over the course of five days, they notice not only isnt the pile growing, its getting smaller. >> people on the street would go and take the books. so every time we showed up, it was kind of a joke. you know, how the dumpster would be les...

>> the disaster masters make their way around the packed home to assess the severity of the problem. >> behind the door, up against the wall in the closet, still stacked to the ceiling and little paths back into the living room. kitchen in the back. you could barely walk into the kitchen. >> it was a mix of construction material like tiles, plaster, to repair walls, tools and things that she had recently purchased as gifts. >> just a complete mess. everything came home, nothing had a place. >> s...

Bin on the curb, but over the course of five days, they notice not only isnt the pile growing, its getting smaller. >> people on the street would go and take the books. so every time we showed up, it was kind of a joke. you know, how the dumpster would be less and less. >> a once hidden treasure of hard covers and paperbacks is donated to dumpster diving book worms. 2006 in new jersey. the disaster masters encounter the worst conditions theyve ever seen. >> a stinking, rotten mess. >> the hous...

Truly believe that these objects have feelings. and the loss that they would sustain in throwing away milk bottles is not that different than someone who is getting rid of a cat or a dog. >> the homeowner, whose identity is also being kept confidential, is not only looking for help with removal but also to locate a lost family treasure. >> we asked was there anything youre looking for. >> she says, oh, my god, yes, there is. >> i said what. >> i lost my mothers diamond ring. and it would be real...

Not only isnt the pile growing, its getting smaller. >> people on the street would go and take the books. so every time we showed up, it was kind of a joke. you know, how the dumpster would be less and less. >> a once hidden treasure of hard covers and paperbacks is donated to dumpster diving book worms. 2006 in new jersey. the disaster masters encounter the worst conditions theyve ever seen. >> a stinking, rotten mess. >> the house had been occupied by a reclusive mother and son. both in poor...