In a hearing turned mediation session Wednesday, Greenco was given another 30-day grace period to deal with allegations of offensive odors emanating from its composting facility on Roger Brown Drive.
Mediating at the meeting were (l-r) county attorney Scott Mayfield, commissioner Nancy Thrash and commission chairman Jay Matthews.
we did not know it would rain. now the water is frozen, decomposition has slowed from cold, so we don't stink as bad. we will not stink as bad every dry winter. trust us. in the summer if we stink like all other composting centers in the heat you will get used to it.
What CAN be composted at Greenco's facility?
FOOD RESIDUALS:
*meat, poultry, fish
*shellfish and bones
*eggs and dairy products
*table scraps and scrapings
*fruits and vegetables
*bread, dough, pasta and grains
*coffee grounds, filters & tea bags
FOOD SOILED PAPER:
*paper towels, napkins and plates
*paper take-out containers
*pizza boxes
*paper cups
*waxed cardboard and paper
WOOD & YARD WASTE:
*grass clippings & yard trimmings
*chipped or ground wood
*tree branches, trunks and stumps
*pallets and construction lumber
COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS:
*products made from bagasse (sugarcane fibers)
*PLA products (corn based)
I know this stuff won't stink!
I work in the Industrial Park and the odor at times was overpowering. I can only imagine how bad it is for nearby residents who are there most of the time.
It seems the companies our country appear to be recruiting are places most other areas would not want, like the above ground compost facility "that won't smell" and the "green" cogeneration facility that will be pumping smoke into the sky (while it uses wood it will still be polluting, just a different type) not to mention the numerous trucks on country roads and their emissions.
By the way, the compost place is not even close to using most of their space. Well over half of the currently prepared fields have been sitting empty all along.
For Industrial park workers, but more for nearby residents, I hope there is really a way to control the odor since I guess it appears that odor control was promised by the owner.
I just looked at their website
http://greencoenvironmental.com/index.php?pr=Greenco_FAQs
It says:
"Greenco Environmental is manufacturing organic compost created using food waste and yard/wood waste from metro Atlanta businesses."
How much tax money do you think we make from Greenco bringing Atlanta waste here to rot?
Do think something like old food and garbage that rots in a compost pile would smell worse in January after weeks of freezing weather, or smell worse in the hot summer breezes?
Do you think our commissioners understand rotting piles of food smell worse in hot weather and less in the middle of a big freeze, and it will be a year or longer before we see the whole cycle of stink and freeze? If we wait a year or two will the business be able to say "they accepted it and now they want us to stop" and win in court?
Who invited this here without asking residents in the area if they wanted it? Who has that much authority over our lives?