Ophelia wrote:
For the last year my compost bin has been at the end of my garden near shed
and fence. The garden is quite small. Last week we spread the compost on
the land reserved for fruit trees.

My neighbour's front door faces my garden. When we were digging in the
compost last week I must admit it was a wee bit niffy. Not sure why but
maybe someone can advise me later

We still have to finish it off and the smell will be gone. It has almost
gone now. She is screaming blue murder and is now sniffing against the
fence
where the compost bin is and inviting all the neighbours to have a wee sniff
as well (the bin is one from B&Q with a lid.

I know the smell will be gone as indeed it almost is after the work this
weekend. There was no smell at all for the last year. Does she have any
recourse in law as she gets obsessed with any wee problem in life and rushes
off to the police . I don't have anywhere else to site the bin and given
she had no complaint for the
whole of last year I don't see why I should. Or should I?

I have absolutely no wish to make anyone unhappy.. no not even her but is
this OTT?

Comments please?

Ophelia
Scotland




IANAL, but I think she would only have recourse to law if it was a
persistant nuisance. A couple of days wouldn't qualify.

As to why it smell, it could be that the heap has not been getting
enough air. Anaerobic decompostion (decomposition in the absence of
oxygen) is usually fairly smelly. This could be the case in your heap as
you say that the smell has faded a lot now it has been exposed to the air.

You could try using layers of woddy material on your heap in future to
create air spaces, and turning your heap over now and again to introduce
more air to it.

I think your neightbour sounds like a nightmare, and this isn't really a
problem that you need be concerned will get you in to any trouble.