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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Person
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 73-06
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: July 14, 2014 Date of Last Inspection: New Facility

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Person Industries and Person County Scrap Tire Collection Facility
741 Martin Street
Roxboro, NC 27574

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.39154 E: -79.00504

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Becky Clayton, Director - Person Industries
w. 336-599-7571
f. 336-597-2834
[e-mail]

Person County Recycling Center
ph. 336-597-4437
f. 336-598-9249

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Person Industries
Becky Clayton, Director
601 North Madison Boulevard
Roxboro, NC 27573

PARTICIPANTS
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Jody Suitt, Production Manager – Person Industries ([e-mail])
Rhonda Gentry, Recycling Supervisor – Person Industries ([e-mail])

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued June 20, 2014
PTO expiration date June 30, 2017

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS
None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS
None

The item(s) listed above were observed by Section staff and require action on behalf of the facility in order to come into or maintain compliance
with the Statutes, Rules, and/or other regulatory requirements applicable to this facility. Be advised that pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-22, an
administrative penalty of up to $15,000 per day may be assessed for each violation of the Solid Waste Laws, Regulations, Conditions of a
Permit, or Order under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the N.C. General Statutes. Further, the facility and/or all responsible parties may also be
subject to enforcement actions including penalties, injunction from operation of a solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection
service and any such further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act and Rules.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On July 14, 2014, John Patrone met with Jody Suitt and Rhonda Gentry to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the
Person Industries and Person County Scrap Tire Collection Facility on Martin Street in Roxboro, Person County.

1. The facility is a recycling center owned by Person County and operated by Person Industries. Person
Industries provides work experience for people with disabilities in order that they may obtain future
employment.
2. The recycling center is a materials recovery facility (MRF). Recyclables are dropped-off at the facility by
county residents and businesses. Recyclables are generally hand-sorted and baled. The MRF began operation
in June 2009.
3. Scrap tires are stored in two of four available semitrailers located outside, on the left side of the building.
4. The facility is permitted to receive scrap tires from all counties in North Carolina.
5. The scrap tires are loaded (laced) into trailers by county residents/businesses. A staff member provides
direction on proper scrap tire collection procedure.
6. Mr. Suitt stated that scrap tires are not staged on the ground prior to being loaded into trailers.
7. Ms. Gentry stated that the scrap tire trailers are locked when the MRF is not in operation.
8. Mr. Suitt stated that the facility has two trailers hauled-off at a given time to ensure the remaining two trailers
are available for scrap tire storage.
9. Scrap tire trailers are owned by the haulers. Central Carolina Holdings LLC owns two of the trailers and
Emanuel Tire of Virginia, Inc. owns the other two trailers.
10. Central Carolina Holdings LLC North Carolina scrap tire hauler identification number: NCT00090.
11. Emanuel Tire of Virginia, Inc. North Carolina scrap tire hauler identification number: NCT02445.
12. The scrap tires are hauled to scrap tire recycling operations.
13. The facility began receiving scrap tires October 2012 to present.
14. Scrap tire certification forms were verified for scrap tires received. Scrap tire certification forms are kept in a
large binder organized by company name, public drop-off, and scrap tire cleanup.
15. Records of scrap tires hauled-off site were verified: Central Carolina Holdings, Inc. from 10/10/12 through
06/20/14 and Emanuel Tire of Virginia, Inc. from 11/01/12 through 06/24/14.
16. The facility has ~ 4 trailers hauled-off a month. Each scrap tire trailer weights ~ 10 tons.
17. The facility shall collect and store < 2000 scrap tires at any one time.
18. The site appeared to have adequate fire lanes.
19. The Roxboro Fire Department will respond to an emergency at the facility.
20. Access roads are of all-weather construction.
21. Ensure a sign is posted at the entrance with the facility name, permit number (73-06) and contact information.
22. The PTO expiration date is June 30, 2017.
23. The PTO renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by March 1, 2017.

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Solid Waste Section
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management, NCDENR

Sent on: July 17, 2014 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Electronic Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head - SWS
Sarah Rice, Compliance Officer – SWS
Ethan Brown, Environmental Senior Specialist - SWS
Jody Suitt, Production Manager – Person Industries
Rhonda Gentry, Recycling Supervisor – Person Industries

Digital pictures taken July 14, 2014
by John Patrone, DWM – SWS

Scrap tire trailers available on site (one trailer being filled) Active scrap tire trailer – scrap tires stored inside trailer