3615_INSP_20190206

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Gaston
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 36-15
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 2-6-19 Date of Last Inspection: 4-25-18

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Assured Waste Solutions, LLC
148 Boxwood Lane
Gastonia, NC 28054

Trilogy Medwaste Southeast LLC (Owner and Operator)
8582 Katy Freeway, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77024

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.28167 W: 81.18224

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Doug Bowman, District Operations Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Doug Bowman, District Operations Manager
Jerry Norris, Plant Supervisor – Assured Waste Solutions
Kim Sue, NCDEQ – Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current – Approved May 29, 2018 (FID 1213259) expires May 29, 2023
Operations Plan – Approved May 29, 2018 (FID 1200598)

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The required signage is posted at the entrance of the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
2. The facility is secured by an automatic gate at the entrance of the facility.
3. The facility is open from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday.
4. The facility is permitted for the treatment of medical waste with steam sterilization, as well as the storage and
processing of treated and untreated medical waste.
5. The facility is permitted to use four steam sterilization (autoclave) units. Currently there are two sterilization units
on-site and in use.
6. The facility was clean and sanitary.
7. The operation floor, trailer storage area and unloading dock are cleaned daily.
8. Floor drains in the operational area were clean and free of debris. Floor drains are connected to City of Gastonia
sanitary sewer system.
9. The facility utilizes Dell Pest monthly as a vector control measure.
10. Assured Waste Solutions owns four vehicles for the pickup and transportation of medical waste in North Carolina
and South Carolina. All trucks are equipped with spill kits.
11. Treated medical waste is transported to Gaston County Landfill for disposal. Assured Waste contracts with Waste
Pro the use of a compactor. Currently, Waste Pro is scheduled to pick-up the compactor 5 days a week.
12. A slight amount of waste was observed around the compactor due to maintenance on the compactor. Ensure all
waste is picked up daily.
13. No windblown observed.
14. The facility installed a cooler during the month of October 2018. Current temperature of the cooler during
inspection was 40℉.

15. Pathological wastes are transported by Curtis Bay Energy to their facility in Baltimore, Maryland for incineration.
16. Hazardous waste is transported by Heritage, LLC to their Heritage-WTI facility in East Liverpool, Ohio for
incineration.
17. All medical waste is processed within 24 to 48 hours from date of delivery.
18. Radiation detectors are mounted above each of the two receiving bay doors to screen for radioactive materials.
19. All recycled containers are washed, disinfected and inspected for damage prior to being returned to customers.
20. All treatment carts are relined after each autoclave cycle.
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.
New cooler installed inside facility.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Records Review
21. The facility staff had the current permit and operations plan in their files.
22. Training records were reviewed.
23. Every Tuesday each autoclave is tested to ensure that sterilization is being achieved. These tests are logged on a
“Variclave Periodic Spore Test Log”. Spore test data records were reviewed from May 1, 2018 to February 5, 2019.
24. Each load of waste that is received is tracked on a separate log sheet as well as on a “Waste Manifest” form which
details the date the waste was received, the source of the waste, the amount of waste and the type of waste received.
25. Reviewed waste disposal tickets.
26. Reviewed equipment maintenance sheets, transportation records and truck inspection logs.
27. The facility processed 1,146,303 lbs. from April 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.

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

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

E-mailed to: Doug Bowman
2-7-19
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jerry Norris, Assured Waste Soluctions

Digitally signed by Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue, o=Solid Waste Section,
ou=Division of Waste Management,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2019.02.07 14:06:07 -05'00'