Los Alamitos and Garden Grove residents are in opposition of a composting pile at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos. The five-year test project is aimed at recycling so-called green waste to reduce landfill contributions.
The only problem, say residents, is that is smells. The story is in the Orange County Register.

A properly done compost pile won't smell. Never put in cooked food or animal products.
Doesn't green waste compost in the forest? It doesn't smell in nature. Done correctly and cleanly, it will work.