Shayne Kirk, who has owned the Oamaru Top 10 Holiday Park in Chelmer St for nearly 13 years, told the Waitaki District Council's assets committee last week campers were unhappy.
The council is considering a $285,000 redevelopment plan for the Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust park.
The noise and smell from the plant was putting off visitors, Mr Kirk said.
''It's all day long and we get massive complaints in the park about it.''
Mr Kirk said odours from composting at the site and plastic bags collecting in trees at the holiday park were among a host of issues he faced, a signal to him the recovery park had outgrown its site.
Over the past two years, Mr Kirk lodged weekly complaints with the council about the effects the park had on his business and he had been forced to send ''at least 50'' unhappy tourists out of town to other parks.
During the summer peak, 400 guests spend the night at the holiday park.
Mr Kirk was concerned about negative reviews damaging the reputation of his business and the town.
Trust manager Dave Clare said the trust had done as much as it could to ''mitigate [the problem].
Council assets manager Neil Jorgensen said the council had done noise testing at the site and, though ''piercing'' and ''annoying'', it complied with district plan rules.
Options now being considered were stopping the glass operation due to the disruption it caused and adding an enclosed building.
However, composting would end, because the consent did not allow for that activity.
Shifting the resource recovery park was not being considered.
Councillors will likely vote on the park redevelopment on September 14.
