On Midland-Odessa Dirt: Cleaning Up Houses Used as Clandestine Meth Labs

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The toxic residue from a meth lab can remain in a house and cause health problems for future owners, particularly children. Photo: Kirk Flippin

The toxic residue from a meth lab can remain in a house and cause health problems for future owners, particularly children. Photo: Kirk Flippin

Kirk Flippin has seen some pretty sad situations in his line of work.

Flippin is the owner of Texas Decon Environmental Services, a New Braunfels-based waste cleanup company that addresses methamphetamine lab cleanup as one of its specialties. He once stood in front of a house in Grapevine, Texas, and threw out a little girl’s toys, clothes, and dolls while she watched, heartbroken.

The family had unwittingly purchased a house used as a meth lab by a former owner and the girl’s possessions were contaminated by toxic residue.

It’s not the only time Flippin has found himself in that sort of position: “I have thrown away all of a family’s personal belongings because they were contaminated,” he said.

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Leah Shafer is a content and social media specialist, as well as a Dallas native, who lives in Richardson with her family. In her sixth-grade yearbook, Leah listed "interior designer" as her future profession. Now she writes about them, as well as all things real estate, for CandysDirt.com.

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