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Manure in corridor raises stink

Neighbors posted photos on social media after a family living on the fourth floor of a Hangzhou apartment building started using manure to fertilize vegetables growing in a corridor, asking netizens to suggest solutions. The family began growing vegetables in July and started using manure in September, filling the building with a terrible odor and attracting flies. Police declined to intervene, which has led to many quarrels, saying it was up to the community or neighborhood committee to resolve the dispute. The neighborhood committee has so far declined to do so.