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LOS ANGELES - More than a year after city crews cleared seven tons of debris from a Fairfax District property, neighbors report that piles of garbage have returned.

A friend of the homeowner has now offered a new perspective, stating that the man is a recycler, not a hoarder, and that the materials are his source of income.

‘His source of income’

What they're saying:

A friend of the homeowner, Tonya Lee Jaynes, is speaking on behalf of a 71-year-old man she calls "Ray."

"He’s not a hoarder — he’s a recycler," Jaynes said. "Every single bag is completely, meticulously filled with exactly what they expect because he has a relationship with four different recycle places. He knows it like a science."

Jaynes said the bags that neighbors see as garbage are full of recyclable

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