3615_INSP_20211201

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Gaston
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 36-15
Closed
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Incin
T&P
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FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 12/1/2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Trilogy MedWaste Southeast LLC
148 Boxwood Lane
Gastonia, NC 28054
Date of Last Inspection: 1-31-2021
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.28167
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jerry Norris, Facility Manager
Telephone: Office: [phone]; Direct: [phone]
Email address: jnorris(c-r�,trilogymedwaste.com
Name: Dale Lester, Operations Supervisor
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: llester(c-r�,trilogymedwaste.com
Name: Emily Houston, Office Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: ehoustongtrilogymedwaste.com
Name: Robert Mitchell, District Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: rmitchell(iDtrilogymedwaste.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Jerry Norris, Facility Manager
Dale Lester, Operations Supervisor
Robert Mitchell, District Manager
Long.:-81.18224
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
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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
1. The required signage is posted at the entrance of the facility.
2. The facility is secured by an automatic gate at the entrance to prevent unauthorized access.
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 operations floor, compactor 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 Terminix quarterly as a vector control measure. Terminix was on -site on September 21, 2021
for the last quarter of 2021.
10. Trilogy MedWaste Southeast leases three 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. Trilogy MedWaste Southeast LLC
contracts with Waste Pro the use of a compactor. Currently, Waste Pro is scheduled to pick-up the compactor every
Monday.
12. The area around the compactor was clean and free of windblown waste.
13. No windblown waste observed in the loading dock area.
14. The facility installed a cooler inside the building in 2018. Current temperature of the cooler during the inspection
was 42°F.
15. Pathological waste is transported every eight (8) weeks by Curtis Bay Energy to their facility in Baltimore,
Maryland for incineration. Curtis Bay Energy's last picked up was on November 22, 2021.
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.
Records Review
21. The facility staff had the current permit and operations plan in their files.
22. The facility utilizes Truenorth online for internal training.
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 January 11, 2021 to November
23, 2021.
24. Each load of waste that is received is tracked electronically 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.
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25. Gaston County Landfill disposal tickets were reviewed from January 4, 2021 to November 29, 2021.
26. The facility processed 105,069 lbs. from January 2, 2020 to December 31, 2020. From January 1, 2021 to
December 1, 2021 the facility has processed 476,443 lbs.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
DigitallysignedKim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue,, —Division of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2021.12.02 12:30:37 -05'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Emailed to: Jerry Norris
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_j
12/2/2021
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Dale Lester, Operations Supervisor — Trilogy MedWaste Southeast LLC
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