Dive summary:
- After the smell coming from the waste transfer station in Hollingdean, Great Britain, caused some residents to move, Veolia started implementing a new way to get rid of the smell using UV lights.
- The new system uses cylinders to control UV radiation that destroy odor molecules, bacteria or fungi that create the odor.
- While Veolia was unwilling to disclose the cost of the new system, they say it will be a big step in improving their services.
From the article:
“Rather than suppressing the chemicals and odours, it works to destroy the bacteria or fungi that create the odour in the first place.”
Veolia were unable to disclose the cost of such developments, but stress that “the new system is a massive step to improve the service that we provide.”
However, Power said he had reservations about logistics of the new technology.
He said: “Will they be able to neutralise the odour molecules before they escape?” ...
