”It is a stink, a stench, an assault upon one's nostrils, like a combination of the aromas of roasting coffee, bovine urine and rotting organic matter."

resident complaining about Cedar Grove Organic Waste Facility in Everett, Washington.

EDCO claims that a facility in Everett, Washington  is a model for what we can expect in Valley Center.  The Cedar Grove Facility is NOT located in the heart of a residential community but on a peninsula called Smith Island.  This "model" facility has faced lawsuits for odor and disciplinary action from Puget Sound Water Authority.  The facility actually had a fire on August 19th 2009, from spontaneous combustion of one of its compost piles.  Not convinced that EDCO is bad for Valley Center? Check out these links.

Useful Links:

Fire roars through woodpile at Cedar Grove Composting     

Gripes resume about stench in Everett and Marysville

Everett composting company ordered to track down stink           

EPA investigates Cedar Grove for Violations

Composting Company Sued By Neighbors Over Odor

$490,000 Fine Is Levied Against Compost Plant -- Cedar Grove Told To Solve Odor

General Links About Composting:

We will be adding links on a daily basis. Or if you find a good one, send it to us and we will include it in the list.

Leaf Compost Producing A Public Outcry - The New York Times

Composting Dumps: Natural or Nuisance?; Municipal Mulching Is Called Smelly and Worse - The New York Times