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Japan's Trash Technology Helps Deodorize Dumps in Tokyo
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Still, there are complaints. A city spokesman said they usually are about noise and dust from periodic renovation projects. Neighbors also complain that tall smokestacks interfere with cellphone and wireless broadband reception.
But plant manager Yasuo is confident that his complex never stinks.
In rare cases when neighbors do complain about the smell of garbage under his management, he says they are almost always mistaken.
"When we receive a complaint about the odor, we will send our staff to check on what really happened in the area," Yasuo said. "We check wind direction, and almost all the time there is no connection between our facility and the complaint."
Complaints about odor coming from the Toshima plant are indeed rare. Last year, according to city officials, there was one.
Special correspondent Akiko Yamamoto contributed to this report.
