The Very Real Odors of New Jersey 2.69K Jeff Neumann 08/25/10 04:05AM Filed to: Solutions Solutions New Jersey Smells Odors Shit Fact: New Jersey smells terrible. So officials from the Middlesex County Landfill have devised a plan to neutralize putrid methane gas odors—spray hundreds of gallons of a citrus-scented air freshener from a truck. Good luck with that!