Clean Air GA

East Dublin & Laurens County, Georgia

Stop the Stank

East Dublin residents are demanding clean air. Our neighborhoods report persistent foul odors from a nearby rendering plant, and we’re documenting every one.

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Illustration (not the actual facility)
How to report

Smell it? Report it, every time.

Fill out the form and your email app will open with a complete complaint to Georgia EPD’s East Central District office, which covers Laurens County. Review it and press send.

Every report is logged. Each submission is saved as part of a lasting community record, building evidence of how often and where residents report the odor. We keep only the approximate location (~1/4 mile), date and time, odor type and intensity, and weather conditions. Your name and contact info are not stored or published with your report. They are kept only if you choose to join the mailing list, in a private list that is never published, never shared, and never linked to the map. The public map stays anonymous.
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Your email asks EPD to keep your identity confidential and not share it with the facility. This is a request; confidentiality is not guaranteed by law. For full anonymity, call EPD at (706) 667-4343 instead.

Why we ask EPD to keep your name confidential

In a 2007 odor complaint about this plant (then Griffin Industries), the complainant told EPD that “someone from Griffin had come to his house to talk about it,” and the EPD inspector wrote, “( I Am Not Aware How Griffin Industries Knew That [the complainant] Had Made An Odor Complint [sic])”. Source: EPD complaint record #47870.

In 2023, Darling asked EPD to share complaint information with the company as soon as possible, including each complainant’s general location. Source: EPD complaint record #103101.

Contact Georgia EPD directly

East Central District (Augusta)

(706) 667-4343

ecd.epdreporting@dnr.ga.gov

3525 Walton Way Ext., Augusta, GA 30909
Spills or emergencies: (800) 241-4113

Tips for a strong report

  • Report while you smell it, or as soon as possible.
  • Note the exact time it started and how long it lasted.
  • Give your address or cross streets.
  • Check wind direction and temperature on a weather app.
  • Describe the smell and rate its intensity.
  • List effects: headache, nausea, having to go inside.
  • Ask EPD for a complaint tracking number.
  • Report every time. Patterns matter.
Community odor map

Where neighbors are reporting the stank

Every report submitted on this site is logged here as a lasting record and evidence of community reporting. Each dot shows a report’s approximate location, date, odor type and intensity, and weather conditions. No names or contact information are stored with reports or shown on this map.

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3 distinct
4 strong
5 overwhelming
■ Darling Ingredients plant
508 Hwy 80 East (approximate position from OpenStreetMap)

Locations are approximate (~1/4 mile) to protect privacy.

Odor tracker

The stank, by the numbers

–Total reports
–Last 30 days
–Last 7 days
–Wind blowing from the plant toward the reporter

See the full charts →

Solutions

Not just complaints: see the proven fixes

Rendering odor can be reduced with well-known methods: well-maintained scrubbers, thermal oxidation, full enclosure, fresh raw material and public monitoring. See how they work and what we’re asking for.

See the proven fixes →

Stop the Stink in East Dublin GA yard sign

Put a sign in your yard

A 24×18 Stop the Stank sign with a QR code that brings neighbors straight to the complaint form.

Buy on Zazzle → · More about the sign