This highlights clearly that the Resource Management Act is inadequate to deal with these activities. "With two out of the three months up for significant reduction in odour complaints, the problem is growing which is completely unacceptable to the local community. Photo: Geoff SloanLinwood Ward city councillor Yani Johanson is advocating for better national air quality standards and made a personal submission to the Ministry for the Environment. "It will take about 12 weeks for all of the compost from the old blend to completely cycle through the composting process and move off-site." The compost "recipe" was also adjusted to replace the odour profile of the previous blend that was causing the offensive smell. "Four additional, larger misters have been brought in and are now in use." “Living Earth has been using misters for a number of years as a tool to mitigate odour from the plant," the city council’s AMP progress report said. However, an increase in "offensive" reported odours was identified at organics processing plant Living Earth beyond the boundary of the site. Operational changes at refuse and recycling facility, EcoDrop, managed by EcoCentral, showed a 40 per cent decline in average "odour units" detected in July compared to June.Ĭhanges included clearing odorous waste in sealed containers quickly, ensuring all waste was cleared each night, and prioritising odorous waste. While the trials were under way, the plan outlined that the odour may be stronger or weaker on different days. She said the smell is not as bad this month as it has been in previous months, but "having said that, it’s still been pretty horrendous". "It won’t make it easy to sell the house. "Any smell blows directly across where we live and in other areas. Said Carol Anderson, who has lived on Bromley’s Seascape Gardens for 23 years: "It’s been pretty bad, the stench just kills me.
LIVING EARTH NEAR ME TRIAL
The plan is two months into a three-month trial to test and carry out necessary changes to alleviate the issues, which will identify if the changes were successful. In May, before the plan went ahead, 225 reports of compost odours were submitted by the community, which decreased in June to 174. Photo: Newsline / CCCThree months have passed since the Christchurch City Council-run facilities Living Earth and EcoCentral were identified as the significant odour emitters in the city's east.īut since the city council implemented an adaptive management plan to reduce the odour in June, an Environment Canterbury report shows the smell has got worse.
Odour reports from Living Earth’s compost facility increased in July.
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