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1 March 2022
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Green Recycling Solutions, LLC
166 Center Street
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Attn: James Maides
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Facility Compliance Inspection Report: 6712T_INSP_20220228
Green Recycling Solutions LLC Folkstone C&D Recycling Collection/Transfer
Facility
6712‐TRANSFER‐2016
1172 Sneads Ferry Road (Highway 172)
Folkstone, Onslow County
Dear Mr Maides:
On 28 February 2022, Ray Williams, representing the State of North Carolina, Division of Waste
Management Solid Waste Section (Section), inspected the above referenced facility for
compliance with North Carolina solid waste statutes and rules. Bobby Phillips – Green Recycling
Solutions, LLC Recycling Center/Transfer Station Supervisor was present during this inspection.
The following violation(s) were noted and are explained in detail in the attached Inspection
report:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (a) states “The owner or occupant of any property, except that
exempted as specified in Rule .0103(c) of this Subchapter shall be responsible for the
sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated on the property.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (d) states “All solid waste shall be stored using safe and sanitary
practices for the preservation of the public health and welfare and the environment
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that prevents the generation of leachate, the attraction of vectors, the release of
odors, and the release of waste or leachate to the environment.”
3) 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.”
4) 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…”
5) 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.”
6) 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 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…”
7) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) (c) states “preventing waste from leaving the site using
methods such as fencing, netting, or diking.”
8) 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.”
Based on the foregoing, the Green Recycling Solutions LLC Folkstone C&D Recycling
Collection/Transfer Facility shall come into compliance with all requirements of the
regulations in 15A NCAC 13B .0104, 15A NCAC 13B .0402, and 15A NCAC 13B .0405 listed
above by completing the items outlined in bold in the attached inspection report. The
compliance deadlines are noted for each corrective action.
The violations 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
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regulatory requirements applicable to this facility. Please 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.
Please keep me informed of your progress in this matter. Solid Waste Section staff will conduct
a follow‐up inspection(s) to verify that the facility has completed the requirements of this Notice
of Violation.
If you have any questions, please call me at (252) 948‐3955 or e‐mail ray.williams@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Ray Williams
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management ‐ Solid Waste Section
Copies (email only):
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head/SWS: jason.watkins@ncdenr.gov
Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: andrew.hammonds@ncdenr.gov
Jessica Montie, Environmental Program Consultant/SWS: jessica.montie@ncdenr.gov