Over the past couple of weeks I have had a number of complaints about the smell coming from the Riverside Civic Amenity Site, primarily - it would appear - because of work associated with the "Discovery" composting operation. Having raised residents' complaints with the City Council, the Waste Management Department has given its apologies for any smell nuisance - partly as a result of the turning of windrows (rows of hay) and partly as a result of shedding.
I have been assured that every effort is made to ensure that work of this nature is carried out only when the wind is turned away from the housing to the north of the site.
A council officer advised me that "by choosing a time when the wind in the right direction and by turning and shredding as regularly as weather will permit we are reducing the complaint level. The only trouble is that wind is prone to change direction once operations are underway."
That said, I have had an assurance that staff on-site will do their upmost to reduce any impact and other solutions are being investigated - although others already looked at were ineffective.
I have been assured that every effort is made to ensure that work of this nature is carried out only when the wind is turned away from the housing to the north of the site.
A council officer advised me that "by choosing a time when the wind in the right direction and by turning and shredding as regularly as weather will permit we are reducing the complaint level. The only trouble is that wind is prone to change direction once operations are underway."
That said, I have had an assurance that staff on-site will do their upmost to reduce any impact and other solutions are being investigated - although others already looked at were ineffective.
I consider it very important that the Council takes all steps to ensure that any operations at Riverside do not impact adversely on the adjacent community.