The city council has been served an abatement notice to stop the offensive odour from lingering beyond the boundary of its organics processing site, Living Earth, by January next year. Photo: Newsline ​Christchurch City Council has until January next year to stop an offensive odour from lingering beyond the site of its controversial organics processing plant. Environment Canterbury served the city council an abatement notice, requiring it stop the “offensive and objectionable” discharge beyond its Living Earth plant by January 31, 2022. It comes after a move by the city council last year to redevelop the composting plant in Metro Pl, Bromley, to mitigate ongoing odour issues plaguing nearby residents. The city council will invest about $22 million to upgrade the technology and construct a second processing building, ensuring all parts of the composting process occurred indoors.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 02, 2021 00:45 UTC