Litter, smell and vermin from the Bonny Glen Landfill will only increase if it is expanded, Linda O'Neill says.
She and her husband Chris live in one of the closest houses to the Midwest Disposals landfill near Marton. On Thursday they made a submission to the hearing considering whether to allow it to expand.
They oppose the full extent of the expansion, and especially the full 160m height the "mountain of rubbish" would attain.
When they bought their property in 2008 they didn't know the landfill could expand. At that stage it was due to close either in 2028 or when it was full - whichever happened first.
Their sheep, beef and cropping farm is subjected to litter from the tip face, carried by wind and birds. It also gets rats, mice and feral cats, which can carry diseases like salmonella.