Fires burned into this morning in recycling ponds on the grounds of a controversial plant in northeast Georgia's Jackson County. Firefighters say the blazes were sparked by an electrical pump malfunction sometime Wednesday afternoon at Agri-Cycle in Talmo. The plant recycles poultry byproducts and uses a land-application waste treatment system to dispose of waste on company property. The smell from the plant has drawn complaints from many in the town. Agri-Cycle has been in a tug-of-war with Jackson County over zoning issues, as well as the state Enviromental Protection Division over permits.
