Córdoba: the 'cauliflower smell' dump grew nine times due to Passerini's neglect

The dump known for the "cauliflower smell" was created in 2021 with just 3,485 m² (37,534 square feet) and today exceeds 26,000 m² (279,862 square feet), according to Google Earth images. The affected area is located behind Córdoba airport, just meters from residential neighborhoods and industrial parks. In just four years, the accumulation of waste multiplied ninefold without the municipality implementing a single control. The first satellite records show that the site began to be covered with garbage between April and May 2021. By April 2022, it already extended over 5,048 m² (54,353 square feet), with a sustained growth rate. By April 2023, the area covered by waste climbed to 9,859 m² (106,170 square feet) and continued to expand without official intervention. The pace accelerated noticeably in 2024, when the surface area exceeded 18,000 m² (193,750 square feet) in March. In February 2025, the site already covered more than 26,000 m² (279,862 square feet). The land became a hub of illegal accumulation, with trucks entering and no state control.

Passerini inherited and deepened the neglect

its growth coincides with the administrations of Llaryora and Passerini.the increase in illegal dumps was widespread in the capital in recent years.the reality was the abandonment of peripheral areas.with Passerini in chargethe pattern of improvisationcomplicity with illegal practicesthe municipality took months to acknowledge the existence of the dump and only acted when the smell became unbearable.

Unbearable odor and useless management

stenchslow combustion of wastethe impact on quality of life was evident. the operation was late and limited.pattern of neglect:The provincial capital is now suffering the consequences of years of improvisation and institutional negligence.