Garbage has to go somewhere... but according to Lou Domiano, owner of 286 corporation in Taylor, Pennsylvania... it's hard to sell used cars when there's a landfill across the street.

"I'm definitely losing business and customers. And I'm not a crybaby. I make things happen. So we do a lot of advertising and marketing to get people here, but people don't want to come down and smell this garbage."

Domiano says his business has been around for more than twenty years, and predates the landfill. In the past few years, he says the odors from the site have gotten worse.

Domiano's is the second lawsuit brought against Alliance Sanitary Landfill in the past year. A group of area homeowners filed an earlier complaint.

Landfill spokesperson John Hambrose says the facility is an important part of the community — providing jobs and money for the region. But he says this is not a question of profit versus comfort.

"Everyone knows that garbage can smell. And this time of year we have special challenges. You know, we're doing more than ever to make sure that the waste comes in, that it's quickly disposed of and it's covered and it presents no discomfort to anyone."

Hambrose says the landfill meets all state requirements for safe disposal of waste, and uses odor neutralizing sprays to keep smells from drifting off-site. But Lou Domiano's not buying those arguments... and hopes to prove that the landfill's keeping his customers... from buying cars.

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