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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Sally Pryor

'Foul': why Goterra's waste solution became a local neighbourhood nightmare

Some say it smells like rotting food, and others compare it to working in a tip.

The smell comes and goes - it's worse in the morning, awful after the rain, and enough to drive some people out of the office and right back home again.

But its source has been undeniable - it's coming from Goterra, the celebrated maggot-tech start-up launched a decade ago by entrepreneur and former ACT Australian of the Year Olympia Yarger.

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