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New Jersey County Fights Landfill Odors Using Fragrant Spray Trucks
Not to be outdone by the Chinese and their deodorant guns, Middlesex County, New Jersey has unveiled their secret weapon against landfill stink, a perfume spraying truck. The flatbed truck equipped with special nozzles now drives around the 200-plus acre landfill spraying hundreds of gallons of a soapy, slightly citrus-scented liquid. From the article: "'It has a pleasant, showery smell,' said Richard Fitamant, executive director of the Middlesex County Utilities Authority, which runs the landfill. 'It's not offensive and it's not overpowering. It's a light scent.' Faced with a competing mandate to handle the loads of trash while curbing the stench, officials have turned to the roving, over-sized air freshener to control the smells wafting from the 200-plus acre landfill."
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Nice. I hope the spray is also fragrant.
Yes, it would be a shame if this stuff ended up ruining the fragile ecosystem of the landfill.
Since it is Jersey, there is a more than decent chance that it will smell like Axe body spray.
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I think New Jersey is probably the butt of more jokes than Poland. Now even more so.
Why not the whole state?
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My girlfriend told me to kiss her where it stinks, so I took her to New Jersey.
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The flatbed truck equipped with special nozzles now drives around the 200-plus acre landfill spraying hundreds of gallons of a soapy, slightly citrus-scented liquid.
I bet Kim Kardashian's pretty excited that there's finally a use for her new perfume.
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