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Home My WebLink About7306_INSP_20230216FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 3 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: PERSON Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 7306-TIRECOLL-2014 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: February 16, 2023 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Person County Recycling Center 741 Martin Street Roxboro, NC 27573 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.39163 Long.: -79.00453 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Amanda Everett, Director, 336-599-7571, aeverett@personcountync.gov Rhonda Gentry, Production Supervisor, 336-583-1308, rgentry@personcountync.gov FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Person Industries 601 N. Madison Blvd Roxboro, NC 27573 PARTICIPANTS: Tim Davis, NCDEQ, SWS Andrew Hammonds, NCDEQ, SWS Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ, SWS Rhonda Gentry, Person County/Person Industries STATUS OF PERMIT: PTO expired June 30, 2017 and has not been renewed. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Compliance Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: None FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 3 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Permit to Operate, Attachment 1, Part IV (1)(b), “The Permit to Operate shall expire at the close of business June 30, 2017. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g), no later than March 1, 2017, the Permittee must submit a request to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section, for permit review and must update pertinent facility plans including but not limited to the facility operation and waste screening plans.” The Permit to Operate for this facility expired on June 30, 2017 and was not renewed. Please contact Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Head, at 919-707-8235 or sherri.stanley@ncdenr.gov for guidance. 1. The facility is a recycling center owned by Person County and operated by Person Industries. Person Industries provides work experience for people with disabilities so they may obtain future employment. The facility Permit to Operate expired on June 30, 2017 and was never renewed. Facility Annual Reports are submitted every year and are up to date. 2. The recycling center is a materials recovery facility (MRF). Recyclables are dropped off at the facility by county residents and businesses. Recyclables are generally hand sorted and baled. 3. Scrap tires are stored in two of four available semi-trailers located outside on the left side of the building. The facility is restricted to collecting and storing less than 2,000 scrap tires at any time in accordance with the Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part I, #3. 4. Scrap tires are loaded (laced) into trailers by county residents/businesses. A staff member provides direction on proper scrap tire collection and loading procedure. 5. Ms. Gentry stated that scrap tires are not staged on the ground prior to being loaded into trailers, and the trailers are locked when the MRF is not in operation. 6. Scrap tire trailers are owned by the hauler, Emanuel Tire of Virginia, Inc, hauler identification number: NCT02445. The facility has ~ 4-5 trailers hauled off site per month. Each loaded trailer weighs ~ 10 tons. Scrap tire information must be collected, and records maintained in accordance with the Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part I, #8 and the rules as required in .1107 (2)(k). 7. The scrap tires are hauled to scrap tire recycling operations. 8. North Carolina Scrap Tire Certification forms were verified for scrap tires received. Certification forms are kept in a large binder organized by date of drop-off. 9. Ensure a sign is posted at the entrance gate displaying the facility name, permit number (7306), and emergency contact information. 10. Changes to the Solid Waste Management Rules concerning scrap tire collection sites went into effect on December 1, 2018. All facility staff should be familiar with the rules for operating a tire collection site. 11. Digital photographs were taken during this inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. 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. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 3 ________________________________________ Phone: 919-707-8290 Tim Davis timothy.davis@ncdenr.gov Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: February 24, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies (email): Andrew Hammonds, Easter District Supervisor – SWS Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Head - SWS Rhonda Gentry, Production Supervisor – Person County/Person Industries Photographs taken on 2/16/23 by Tim Davis. View of tire collection semi-trailers. View of recyclables collection bins.