6712T_INSP_20210909

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW
Collection Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6712-TRANSFER-2016
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 9 September 2021 Date of Last Inspection: 21 April 2021

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Green Recycling Solutions LLC Folkstone C&D Recycling Collection/Transfer Facility
1172 Sneads Ferry Road (Highway 172)
Folkstone, NC 28445

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.53936 E: -077.49891

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
James E Maides
910.938.5900

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Green Recycling Solutions, LLC
166 Center Street
Jacksonville, NC 28546
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Bobby Phillips; Green Recycling Solutions
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Construct and Life-of-Site Permit to Operate a C&D Recycling Collection/Transfer Facility issued 2
December 2016. Site and Facility Plan modification/update approved 11 May 2020.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0402 (a) states “The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall comply with the
conditions of the permit issued by the Division. In the event of noncompliance with the permit, the owner or
operator shall minimize the release of waste, leachate, or contaminants to the environment, and shall prevent
adverse impacts to human health or the environment.” Resolved
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) states “The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall maintain and operate
the site in accordance with the operations plan incorporated into the permit by Rule .0404(d) of this
Section…” Resolved
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (6) states “Erosion and Sedimentation Control Requirements. The site shall
comply with 15A NCAC 04, and the owner or operator shall utilize erosion and sedimentation control
measures that prevent sediment from leaving the site and prevent on-site erosion.” Resolved
4) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) states “Windblown waste: Site staff shall conduct daily inspections for
windblown waste on the site property. Windblown litter from site operations discovered during the daily
inspections or observed on adjacent properties shall be picked up and containerized for disposal by the end of
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each operating day, unless the landowner of the adjacent property denies access to site staff. The site shall
prevent waste from being blown outside the waste handling areas by the wind…” Resolved
5) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) (c) states “preventing waste from leaving the site using methods such as
fencing, netting, or diking.” Resolved
6) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (11) states “Site Cleaning and Maintenance: Unless otherwise stated in the site
permit, all waste shall be removed from the tipping floor, the truck loading bays, and from behind push walls
by the end of each day of operation and disposed of in accordance with this Subchapter. The tipping floor,
push walls, and truck loading bays shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than once per month. The
remaining areas of the site building including side walls and any material storage areas outside of the building
shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than twice per year. Wash water generated from cleaning
waste handling areas shall be contained and treated as leachate. Cleaning and maintenance records shall be
maintained and made available to the Division upon written request.” Resolved

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below for details concerning the violations listed above.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This is a Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Transfer Facility as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101
(59) and a Temporary Disaster Management Site (TDMS) for disaster generated demolition material.
2) This Facility is recorded with the Onslow County Register of Deeds at: Book: 4350 and Page: 612.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive construction and demolition debris as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101
(14).
4) This Facility is permitted to receive the aforementioned waste generated in Brunswick, Carteret, Craven,
Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, and Wayne Counties.
5) The hours of operation for this Facility are 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday excluding the
following holidays: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
6) Proper signage has been posted at the Facility entrance stating the Facility name and emergency contact
information.
7) All C&D waste received by this Facility is transferred to the Maysville C&D Recycling & Recovery Facility,
permit #52-02 in Maysville, NC for recycling.
8) This site is secured by a locked gate at the Highway 172 entrance. The access gate was open upon my arrival
and attendants were on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
9) Signage is posted adjacent to the scale entrance listing accepted and excluded waste types.
10) This Facility is currently receiving +/- 450 tons of waste per week.
11) The Facility access roads are of all-weather construction and appear well-maintained at this time.
12) This Facility maintains a Caterpillar IT4G High-Lift Wheel Loader, a Caterpillar D4 Crawler Dozer, and a
Doosan DX225 Crawler Excavator on site for waste handling and site maintenance activities.
13) An adequate number of trailers are currently maintained onsite for the volume of waste currently managed by
this Facility.
14) The waste type was reviewed. This Facility is currently managing C&D waste only.
15) All incoming waste is currently being deposited and managed on the concrete pad inside the covered area as
required.
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.
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16) This Facility maintains a roll-off container on-site adjacent to the concrete pad for the collection and proper
management of any unpermitted wastes screened from the waste stream.
17) Windblown and overflow debris was minimal during this Facility Compliance Inspection *Please continue
working to ensure that all windblown and overflow debris is collected and properly disposed at the end of
each workday, or, more often if necessary.
18) The site has recently been graded. *All recently graded areas lacking groundcover should be seeded and
mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion.
19) Scrap concrete and concrete block is staged on-site in an area adjacent to the transfer trailer loading area for
future grinding/crushing and re-use. *Please note that the State rules regarding recovered materials state that
for a material to qualify as a recovered material, the majority of the material (75% or more) must be sold,
used, or re-used within the calendar year of staging at the site. If the required volume of materials is not re-
used as required, then the materials must be properly disposed at a Facility permitted to receive such wastes.
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20) *Continued corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 10 September 2021 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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