Typical odours
If you are impacted by a sewage odour (including form farm spreading), please contact your local authority.
Potential odours from SEPA-regulated activities can range from waste smells e.g.
- general waste bin
- gas e.g., rotten egg type odours which can be associated with landfills
- burning faeces
- rotten vegetable/ food
- rotten vegetation/ compost (can smell sickly sour)
- burnt matches
- sweet solvents, such as nail varnish, white spirit, ethanol/ alcohol
- sour solvents, can smell like vinegar
- bone/ fish meal activities can smell like quite strong pet food/ dog kibble
- yeast/ malt
- smelly wastewater (rotten cabbage) like a drain