People are being left behind
Harmful responses are still considered “solutions”
Harmful responses are still considered “solutions”
People affected by hoarding and chronic disorganisation are routinely excluded from help because available responses are:
• unaffordable
• time-limited
• focused on appearance rather than safety
• dependent on disposal-led clearance
When people cannot pay for support, they are often left living in unsafe conditions until situations escalate to crisis points involving enforcement, eviction, hospitalisation or emergency services.
By the time intervention happens, harm has already occurred.
Harmful responses are still considered “solutions”
Harmful responses are still considered “solutions”
Harmful responses are still considered “solutions”
Forced clear-outs and rapid disposal are frequently presented as effective interventions.
In practice, they often result in:
• retraumatisation and loss of trust
• repeated cycles of accumulation
• increased isolation and disengagement
• significant volumes of reusable material sent to landfill
Short-term visual change is mistaken for long-term safety.
Environmental impact is not incidental
Early, ethical support prevents escalation
Early, ethical support prevents escalation
Disposal-led responses to hoarding generate substantial waste.
Usable items — including furniture, household goods and materials — are routinely destroyed because it is faster and cheaper than reuse.
This contributes to:
• landfill volume and carbon emissions
• loss of community resources
• environmental harm disproportionately affecting already marginalised communities
Environmental damage is not a side effect of this work. It is built into the current system.
Early, ethical support prevents escalation
Early, ethical support prevents escalation
Early, ethical support prevents escalation
Waste Not Crew intervenes earlier, differently and more sustainably.
By providing dignity-led, community-based support, we reduce the likelihood of:
• crisis enforcement
• unsafe living conditions worsening
• repeated harmful interventions
• unnecessary environmental damage
Our approach prioritises safety, consent and waste reduction from the outset — creating better outcomes for people and communities.
This work saves public resources
This work saves public resources
This work saves public resources
Crisis-led responses are costly.
Emergency interventions, enforcement actions and repeat clear-outs place significant strain on local authorities, housing providers, health services and environmental systems.
Investing in early, community-based support reduces long-term demand while producing social and environmental benefit.
Why funding is essential
This work saves public resources
This work saves public resources
This work cannot be delivered through commercial models alone.
People excluded from paid services do not suddenly become less complex or less deserving of care.
Funding Waste Not Crew enables:
• access to support for people otherwise left without options
• ethical practice without reliance on speed or disposal
• measurable reduction in waste sent to landfill
• sustainable, community-rooted intervention
Without funding, the default response remains crisis, coercion and disposal.