Laura Spaulding can always tell when the calls for her Lutz-based waste disposal company are about to double.

A&E's Hoarders must be back with new episodes.

Since 2005, her company Spaulding Decon has provided cleanup and decontamination services for all sorts of locations -- from crime scenes, to homes where owners have died or police have busted methamphetamine labs using dangerous chemicals.

But about 50 percent of her business these days is cleaning up for people who collect or hold onto things until their homes are jammed with junk -- commonly called hoarders. And with A&E's captivating series exploring this condition returning for its second season of new episodes at 10 tonight, Spaulding knows she's likely to see a jump in customer calls.

"Kids are starting to notice -- 'Hey something's not right; we're not like everybody else on the block,'" said Spaulding. "I just think people have no idea how many hoarders there are. From the outside of their houses, they look like everyone else. But inside, it's a different story."

For proof, look no further than tonight's Hoarders episode, featuring a 68-year-old Louisiana woman named Augustine. She lost custody of her son 14 years ago due to hoarding which turned her home into a haven for cockroaches, stray cats, mildewing clothes and rotting food. But even though her son Jason was placed with Augustine's oldest daughter, she never resolved her hoarding enough to take him back and he moved away to Seattle.

Tonight's episode features Jason and his sister returning to their home with a cleanup crew to keep Augustine's home from being condemned by the parish where she lives. That's the kind of crisis which makes Hoarders stand out, according to executive producerJodi Flynn.