1310_INSP_20230817

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: CABARRUS
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1310-TIRETP-2012
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 8/17/23 Date of Last Inspection: 2/17/22
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
U.S. Tire Recycling Partners, L.P. 6322 Poplar Tent Road
Concord, North Carolina 28027 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.40694 Long.: -80.67869 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Gene Helton, Regional Vice President Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS: Ricky Hoffner, Grade/Operations Manager William Kirby, General Manager
Teresa Bradford, DEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT: 1310-TIRETP-2012: The Permit to Operate Amendment-Renewal was issued on March 24, 2022 (DIN 165367) and
shall expire on August 11, 2026.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. According to the Permit to Operate, the facility is permitted to receive scrap tires – as defined in NCGS 130A -
309.53 – from all states within the United States. As stated in the approved Permit Amendment Application (DIN 1552495), scrap tires are received from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virgina, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virgina.
2. The scrap tire processing facility is permitted to store no more than 2,350 tons of stockpiled and processed tires at any time. 3. A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the tire-derived products must be disposed in the U.S. Tire Recycling Partners, LP tire monofill or shipped offsite on an annual basis. Adjustments to this percentage to allow additional amounts of storage or adjustments to allow additional length of storage time must be submitted to the Section for review and approval. 4. The Poplar Tent Fire Station provides fire protection services to the facility. 5. The facility is secured by a gate at the facility entrance. A security guard is also present during the evening and nighttime hours.
6. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
Operations Inspection of the Scrap Tire Processing Facility:
7. Incoming tires are segregated into three primary types: 1) tires suitable for resale, 2) passenger vehicle tires, and 3) scrap tires from off-road/heavy equipment.
8. Passenger vehicle tires that are not culled for resale are loaded onto conveyor and transported to one of two primary shredding machines. The shredded rubber is then conveyed to a 2” chipper where the shredded rubber is reduced to rubber chips. After passing through the chipper, the rubber chips are conveyed to a vibratory screen
where they are sifted. Chips too large to pass through the taper slot screen are re-routed through the 2” chipper for further size reduction. The smaller chips that pass through the screen are conveyed to the magnetic separator. Chips with exposed wire are stockpiled for drain field applications and chips without exposed wire are
stockpiled for tire derived fuel. Depending on market conditions, the shredded rubber from the primary shredding machine can be routed via a conveyor to a dump truck for disposal in the monofill. 9. Tires too large for processing (i.e., off-road tires and heavy or earth moving equipment) are split with a shear and disposed of in the tire monofill. 10. No unacceptable waste was observed. 11. The facility has installed stakes to delineate the tire chip pile storage areas. 12. It appeared that a 50-foot fire lane is being maintained around the perimeter of the scrap tire piles. 13. No vectors were observed during the inspection.
Records Review:
14. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, fire safety survey, temperatures for the processed tire piles, size of processed tire piles and scrap tire certification forms. 15. An Emergency Preparedness Manual has been included in the approved Permit Amendment Application (DIN 1552495).

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: [phone] Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Sent on: 9/8/23 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Ricky Hoffner, Grade/Operations Manager – Liberty Tire Willliam Kirby, General Manager – Liberty Tire