How A Small Georgia Town Became Ground Zero For Landfill Collapses

Hundreds of pages of records obtained by Georgia Health News reveal the extent of the violations at the Pine Bluff landfill, seen above, for the first time.

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Carolyn Dorondo couldn’t escape the smell of garbage. There were days last year when she couldn’t go outside due to the smell.

Some nights, the stench wafted into her Ball Ground home, awakening her from a restful sleep. The odor grew so foul that Dorondo, along with other residents of Cherokee County, filed complaints with environmental regulators.