AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Pepperell sues over compost odor likened to dead fish
The U.S. Sun reports that a Massachusetts town took a new composting operation to court after neighbors complained of a dead-fish odor, with an injunction ordering cleanup. The dispute centers on a property in Pepperell, Massachusetts, roughly 45 miles from Boston. The town filed suit after residents complained about smells coming from a recently started […] The post Pepperell sues over compost odor likened to dead fish appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. Sun reports that a Massachusetts town took a new composting operation to court after neighbors complained of a dead-fish odor, with an injunction ordering cleanup. The dispute centers on a property in Pepperell, Massachusetts, roughly 45 miles from Boston. The town filed suit after residents complained about smells coming from a recently started composting business. The lawsuit alleges that the composting area created large amounts of organic waste. An injunction, meaning a court order, directs property owner Al Somma to stop composting and remove the material. The order gives Somma 60 days from July 30 to end the operation. The year tied to that July deadline was not specified. Town Administrator Andrew MacLean offered a…Open