Yahoo! News - Rotting Garlic Smell May Be Improvement Wed May 14, 8:47 AM ET
READING, Pa. - How much rotting garlic does it take before the whole neighborhood notices? Millmont residents say they know: one ton.
Already accustomed to foul smells from a nearby sewage treatment plant, Millmont residents recently noticed their usual putrid air had turned garlicy.
Turns out one ton of garlic — about five truckloads — has been spoiling in a warehouse since February.
After complaints from residents and businesses, the state Department of Environmental Protection traced the odor to a warehouse owned by Kenny Chen, the owner of Discount Markets, which sells food products to Chinese restaurants.
The DEP ordered Chen to toss the garlic by Monday, said DEP spokeswoman Karen Sitler. It was never shipped to customers, she said, because of a winter snowstorm.
Most residents, though, said they'd rather have the garlic stay.
"I think they should give the guy an award, not a violation," said Nick Civitarese. "It's much better than the alternative."
Resident Jim Caltagirone said he, too, prefers the garlic over the sewage. "But living in the world we do today, why should we have to be subjected to either smell at all?" he said.
Chen could not be reached for comment.
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