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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Gaston
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 36-17
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 11/2/2022 Date of Last Inspection: 12/3/2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. (Owner & Operator)
1851 Chespark Drive
Gastonia, NC 28053
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.28167
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Daniel Weaver, Plant Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dweavergdanielshealth.com
Name: David Shelley, Operations Supervisor
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dshellygdanielshealth.com
Name: Monica Cunningham, Transportation Coordinator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: mcunnin hg amgdanielhealth.com
Name: Megan Glaser, Customer Service Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: mglasergdanielhealth.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Lon2.:-81.18224
Daniel Weaver, Plant Manager — Daniels Sharpsmart
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved October 2, 2021 (FID 1606540) expires August 30, 2026
Operations Plan — Approved August 30, 2016 (DIN 2667)
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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 7 am to 4 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 one sterilization (autoclave) unit.
6. The operating floor, trailer storage area and unloading docks are cleaned daily.
7. The floor of the operational pit was clean and free of debris.
8. Floor drains are connected to the City of Gastonia sanitary sewer system. Facility staff have installed screens
on the drain grates to prevent waste from entering the floor drains. Floor drains are washed and cleaned
weekly.
9. Facility staff pick up windblown litter periodically during the day around the compactor and at the end of each
day.
10. All trucks are equipped with spill kits.
11. Treated medical waste is loaded into a compactor, then transported to CMS Landfill in Concord for disposal.
12. The facility has a refrigerated trailer on -site.
13. Every Tuesday hazardous waste is transported to Heritage in Charlotte, NC for incineration.
14. All pathological waste is transported to Covanta in Atlanta, GA for incineration.
15. All medical waste received is processed by the next day.
16. All recycled containers are washed, disinfected, and inspected for damage prior to being returned to customers.
17. All treatment carts are relined after each autoclave cycle.
Records Review
18. Once a week the autoclave is tested to ensure the sterilization is being achieved. Spore test data records
(Autoclave Quality Control Log) were reviewed from December 3, 2021 to October 28, 2022.
19. Reviewed RMW (Regulated Medical Waste) Container Logs from December 2021 to October 2022.
Sharp Containers Processed
December 2021
21,637 lbs.
January 2022
16,571lbs.
February 2022
19,419lbs.
March 2022
17,991 lbs.
April 2022
17,955lbs.
May 2022
19,513lbs.
June 2022
14,870 lbs.
July 2022
15,986 lbs.
August 2022
18,831 lbs.
September 2022
18,004 lbs.
October 2022
16,650 lbs.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Damaged sharp containers are palletized and shipped to Daniels Sharpsmart's warehouse in Racine, WI for
repairs.
Reviewed the Autoclave Cooks Log from July 1, 2022 to October 17, 2022.
Reviewed the Washline Daily Operators Log from January 10, 2022 to October 31, 2022.
The facility processed 2,357,834.31 lbs. of medical waste from December 2021 through October 2022.
Month
Total Weight in Lbs.
December 2021
216,660.44
January 2022
171,554.08
February 2022
159,300.41
March 2022
165,671.46
April 2022
146,389.78
May 2022
148,586.39
June 2022
250,465.91
July 2022
256,414.13
August 2022
306,958.19
September 2022
279,151.3
October 2022
256,682.22
Total
2,357,834.31
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue,, o=Division of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2022.11.04 07:27:03 -04'00' Phone: [phone]
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Emailed to: Daniel Weaver
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No.1�
11/4/2022
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
David Shelley, Operations Supervisor — Daniels Sharpsmart
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