Bastrop County residents say “foul odors” from a nearby Darling Ingredients facility are affecting their daily lives, prompting calls for action.

Located between Bastrop County Animal Services and Camp Swift, the facility collects and recycles food industry waste to produce animal feed ingredients, biofuels and other byproducts.

In the midst of a community rally cry of “Stop the Stink,” Darling Ingredients withdrew an application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to modify its air permit Oct. 21, which TCEQ said would have allowed for increased emissions.

“We [withdrew the] request after our engineering team identified a way to improve the process that fits within the current permit,” said Jillian Fleming, director of global communications for Darling Ingredients.

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