Trash pile-up at Rustburg site angers Campbell County residents

RUSTBURG, Va., (WSET) — Some citizens in Campbell County are speaking out about trash accumulating at a local transfer site.

"It was just an overflow of the trash everywhere and then the smell from it," Cyndal Kidd said. "Then you have the cats that are getting into it, I was like this is just gross."

It just got cleaned Friday. Deputy County Administrator Clifton Tweedy says they were having problems.

TRENDING: JMU approves new names for 3 buildings formerly named after Confederate leaders

"We had some power outages and the weather also affected our ability to move the trash," Tweedy said.

The compacter malfunctioned as well, but he says a technician came today and fixed it. Tweedy says they do have a contractor that keeps the site clean.

"He's required to come by periodically and run the compactor and make sure the site's clean," Tweedy said. "So, he comes several times throughout the day."

Despite the fact that the trash had been taken care of, people like Robert Williams say this isn't the first time.

TRENDING: 70-year-old Tennessee man dies walking to neighbor's home amid power outages

"I've pulled up here and I don't even really want to throw my trash in here it's so overfilled," Williams said.

He doesn't blame the county, he blames people throwing things in that don't belong.

"It's trash, everyday trash is what this is made for," Williams said. " If you have anything else, you need to take it to the landfill."

TRENDING: Biden wavers on progressive priorities as he confronts political realities

"Yes, this is probably one of the sites we may have to look at the next time the contract comes up for bid so we can see if we need another one or not," Tweedy said.

Tweedy says they look at the numbers and trash volume every time they renew a contract. He said they renew contracts every five years and this one has two years left before it's up for renewal.

He says he thinks the site will be in pretty good shape moving forward.