Living with a stink? Technology might help

RIGHT SO CONTEXT FIRST BECAUSE IT MATTERS BUT I HAD TO PUT MY DRINK DOWN BECAUSE APPARENTLY A WOMAN IN MILPITAS LIVED NEAR A LANDFILL FOR TEN YEARS WITHOUT OPENING HER WINDOW WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY WILD! SO NOW THE NEWBY ISLAND LANDFILL IS BEING FORCED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS TO USE DRONES AND FANCY MONITORS TO TRACK CHEMICAL STINKS BECAUSE RESIDENTS ARE STILL SUFFERING THROUGH HOURS OF NASTY SMELLS DAILY. THE OPERATORS ARE SUPPOSEDLY AUTOMATING THE GAS COLLECTION NOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THIS ENGINEER CHIA-LING KONG IS HOPEFUL THAT DATA WILL PINPOINT THE ODORS THE MINUTE THEY START. IT IS HONESTLY FASCINATING THAT WE ARE USING DRONES TO SMELL TRASH NOW BUT I GUESS THAT IS PROGRESS? ANYWAY I NEED A CIGARETTE AND I DO NOT SMOKE.

I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THIS BUT TECHNOLOGY IS FINALLY FIGHTING THE SMELL OF GARBAGE! LIKE SOMEONE ACTUALLY TOLD THE NEWBY ISLAND LANDFILL OPERATORS TO START USING DRONES TO TRACK THE GROSS ODORS BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. THEY ARE ALSO INSTALLING MONITORS AND AUTOMATING GAS COLLECTION WHICH IS SUCH A FANCY WAY TO SAY THEY ARE TRYING TO STOP THE STINK. CHIA-LING KONG IS APPARENTLY PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE ODORS AND SHE THINKS THIS TECH COULD ACTUALLY HELP IDENTIFY PROBLEMS FAST. THE COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE COMMITTED TO SAFETY BUT PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE STARTING TO RAISE A STINK ABOUT THESE SMELLS MAKING LIFE MISERABLE. IT IS JUST DATA HELPING US BREATHE BETTER AT THE DUMP! ANYWAY I AM CHOOSING TO BE NORMAL ABOUT IT.

Residents in Milpitas are using a new data-driven approach involving drones and sensors to monitor and reduce foul odors coming from the nearby Newby Island landfill.

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