‘A Prisoner in Our Own Home’: South Carolina Cardboard Mill Allegedly Emitting Noxious Odors

NCSCStinks campaign's billboard protesting stench from New Indy Containerboard Mill in Catawba, South Carolina in 2022. Courtesy of Kerri Bishop

One of South Carolina’s state mottos is “Dum spiro spero,” a Latin phrase meaning “While I breathe, I hope.”

However, there are some living near the New-Indy Containerboard mill in Catawba, South Carolina, reporting difficulty breathing due to an all-pervasive noxious odor hanging over the community, allegedly caused by the plant.