Hoarding: When recycling habit goes awry

MBPJ had cleared junk from this house in Petaling Jaya some years ago but the hoarded items are building up again. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star

THE habit of hoarding is a problem that not only affects the hoarders themselves but also their neighbours as such houses become a fire and health hazard.

The issue of hoarding is a universal problem and it can happen to both young and old, rich and poor.