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Greenco battling to avoid sanctions

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Wednesday, April 7. 2010
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The legal battle between Lamar County and Greenco Environmental continues to rage in Lamar superior court with both sides filing additional motions last week.

A hearing on the matter is tentatively set for April 22 at 9 a.m. before Judge Tommy Wilson.

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#1 Anonymous on 04/07/10 at 08:04 AM
Here we have a company the is producing a very high amount of nuisance oder from their location. The smell is terrible just about every morning. And since the citation the smell has NOT gotten any better. They are using rotten food to make the compost, and there is no way they are going to clean up the smell. It's time they relize this and either move, close or compensate the neighbors for the smell.
#2 J Davis Wells on 04/07/10 at 09:51 AM
The landfill does make some noise in the day time but they have not caused a lot of odor problems over the years. The odor problem from Greenco is almost constant. We didn't often have any odor complaint until Greenco came into the area. We initially thought that the odor was coming from the landfill and complained to them. We didn't understand what had changed at the landfill, then we learned that the odor was not coming from there but was being created by Greenco. The reason the Greenco is the only business cited is that they are the one causing the obnoxious odor.
#3 Anonymous on 04/07/10 at 12:24 PM
I have road by Greenco at least 5 times to take garbage to the dump and I never smell an odor.
#3.1 really? on 04/07/10 at 01:45 PM
Maybe you need your nose fixed!
#4 H B on 04/07/10 at 12:24 PM
It is my hope this issue is resolved, and the taxpayers are not the losers. I have questioned this enterprise from the giddyup, because I experienced a similar problem in Cobb County, that was resolved, when I lived there.
I wonder were these people sitting in a saloon, and decided this is the way to make alot of bucks? It appears to be that way.
#4.1 Been There - Smelled That on 04/07/10 at 05:33 PM
The problem in Cobb County was resolved when the company, Bedminster, was completely shut down. They used treated, raw, sewage (sludge) to mix in with the garbage that they made the compost from. That's why it smelled so bad. There was no fixing the problem. It smelled from day one to the day it finally shut down. And it cost Cobb County taxpayers plenty for an experiment gone wrong.

The compost-making process smells - always has and always will.

We lived within sight of the Cobb County compost site and for just about two years while it operated, we couldn't even go out in the yard without gagging - the smell was so bad. I feel sorry for the folks that have to live next to it.
#4.1.1 H B on 04/07/10 at 06:46 PM
Yes it was a trying time for an experiment in Cobb, and I dont feel this one is any different, except for the materials used.
Rotting material will smell not matter what. With all the experiments that have gone bad in this state and others on this same type of program, I wonder if maybe someone will learn this doesnt work if you have neighbors.
#5 J Davis Wells on 04/07/10 at 08:14 PM
The stink is really bad tonight. When I got home from church tonight, I could smell it before I even opened the car door. I was looking forward to the house cooling off tonight but open windows are out of the question. We are really sick of this situation!
#6 Tom Rauch on 04/08/10 at 05:59 AM
Didn't they promise everyone, first before they opened and again just a few months ago, they would not "stink" or be a nuisance to neighbors?

If so, why not just ask them to shut down. Or perhaps Greenco and the IDA people who wanted this business would be willing to partner together to buy your homes and cover all the expenses to get you something else you like?

It doesn't seem so difficult to me. When a person promises something, they should keep their word.

When the new power plant raises the CO and NOx levels and we have to get tailpipe checks and other nuisance things like lung problems, I plan on suing the Mayor, Kenny Roberts, and Missy for the cost of my emissions testing.

Ohh wait, they are exempt because they are just doing their job. I guess we are all just stuck. :-)

Maybe the best thing would be for all of us to quit letting people who can't, don't, or won't understand simple basic physical concepts or human nature quit making poor choices for our future?

I always enjoy Lamar County air. When I go to Atlanta it just smells different. Why anyone who really loves our community would want to make our environment more like Atlanta's is beyond me.
#7 Anonymous on 04/08/10 at 07:55 AM
I hope a solution is found because they have an excellent product.
#7.1 Anonymous on 04/08/10 at 07:32 PM
Lead is an excellent product. I use it for my fish sinkers. Steel is excellent, strong and long lasting. So is copper.

Maybe we need a copper smelter, a lead smelter, and a steel foundary here along with composting of rotting food so we can have four excellent products. We might even get 100 jobs out of the deal.
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