Lineage, the company that operated the warehouse, said that as of Monday about 80% of the food waste had been removed. He says flies have been swarming relentlessly over the past weeks, since the food that was stored in the warehouse began rotting. The warehouse workers that would previously line up to buy coffee haven’t been showing up over the past two months. “Our goal is to complete bulk food waste removal from the site next week,” a Lineage spokesperson told the BBC on Wednesday. Lineage, which is a temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company, says “cleanup crews are working around the clock to remove food waste, clear debris and dismantle damaged sections of the structure.