Mumbai, March 10: Following the hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar on May 13, 2024, Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has directed all agencies to survey hoardings within their jurisdictions.

Animal hoarding is a growing issue across the country, and it isn't just about having too many pets. "If you can get it, you can hoard it," said Dr. Randall Lockwood, a retired Senior VP for the ...

People who have been homeless often cling to their possessions for a sense of security. Once they land housing, however, it can often cost them stability. Caseworkers at Vancouver’s homeless shelters ...

The habit crept up on Kim. She would arrive at garage sales as they were ending to pick up what remained. “I’d load my car full of the free stuff on the side of the road: clothes, things that needed ...

The exact cause of hoarding is currently unknown. However, research notes that hoarding, which describes the practice of accumulating and storing away goods due to a perceived need to save the items, ...

Amanda Uhle’s recent book Destroy This House (Summit Books, 2025) opens with an unsettling image of her parents’ home: “The garage in their Pontiac home was filled with food, much of it perishable.

Individuals who experience hoarding related to OCD may have distressing feelings about discarding items. It can drive compulsive saving behaviors that they recognize as excessive. Obsessive-compulsive ...