6712T_INSP_20230927

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW
Collection Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6712-TRANSFER-2016
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 27 September 2023 Date of Last Inspection: 26 April 2023

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Green Recycling Solutions LLC Folkstone C&D Recycling Collection/Transfer Facility
1172 Sneads Ferry Road (Highway 172)
Folkstone, NC 28445

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.53936 E: -077.49891

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
James E Maides
910.938.5900

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Green Recycling Solutions, LLC
166 Center Street
Jacksonville, NC 28546
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
John Bagley; Site Supervisor/Green Recycling Solutions
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Construct and Life-of-Site Permit to Operate a C&D Recycling Collection/Transfer Facility issued 2
December 2016. Site and Facility Plan modification/update approved 11 May 2020.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1) 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…” Unresolved
2) 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.” Unresolved
3) 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…” Unresolved
4) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) (c) states “preventing waste from leaving the site using methods such as
fencing, netting, or diking.” Unresolved

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (a) states “The owner or occupant of any property, unless exempted from the rules of
this Subchapter in accordance with G.S. 130A-294(b), 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 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.”

Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below for details concerning the violations observed during
this Facility Compliance Inspection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This is a Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Transfer Facility as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101
(59) and a Temporary Disaster Debris Site (TDDS) for disaster generated demolition material.
2) This facility is recorded with the Onslow County Register of Deeds at: Book: 4350 and Page: 612.
3) This facility is permitted to receive construction and demolition debris as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101
(14).
4) This facility is permitted to receive the aforementioned waste generated in Brunswick, Carteret, Craven,
Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, and Wayne Counties.
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.
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5) The hours of operation for this facility are 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday excluding the
following holidays: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
6) This site is secured by a locked gate at the Highway 172 entrance. The gate was open upon my arrival and
attendants were on-site during this facility compliance inspection.
7) Signage is posted at the facility entrance stating the Facility name and emergency contact information.
8) The facility access road is of all-weather construction and appears well-maintained at this time.
9) Signage indicating acceptable waste types has been installed adjacent to the facility access road.
10) All C&D waste received by this facility is transferred to the Maysville C&D Recycling & Recovery Facility,
permit #52-02 in Maysville, NC for recycling.
11) This facility maintains a Hyundai HX 220L Crawler Excavator, a John Deere 210G Crawler Excavator, and a
Caterpillar 924G High-Lift Wheel Loader on site for waste handling and site maintenance activities.
12) This facility maintains a roll-off container on-site adjacent to the concrete pad for the collection and proper
management of any unpermitted wastes screened from the waste stream. This container is removed from the
site weekly, all unpermitted waste is disposed at the Onslow County MSWLF permit #67-09.
13) Waste has been pushed over the retaining wall on the southern and eastern sides of the concrete pad. *Please
collect all waste that has been pushed outside of the permitted collection area and return it to the covered
concrete pad for proper management. Moving forward, please collect all overflow waste and return it to the
permitted management tipping area throughout the day as needed. It is recommended that the height of the
push walls be increased to prevent the deposition of waste outside of the covered concrete pad.
14) Incoming waste is being deposited and managed on the concrete pad outside of the covered area, some of this
waste has spilled off or been pushed off of the concrete pad. *Please return all waste placed outside of the
covered area to the covered area of the concrete pad. Moving forward, all incoming waste should be managed
on the portion of the concrete pad covered by the metal roof as outlined in your approved Operations Plan.
15) Windblown and overflow debris was observed in several areas around the perimeter of the facility, with the
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majority noted mainly along the tree/brush line and the perimeter ditch on the south side of the transfer
station. Waste has been conveyed by surface waters into the drainage ditch to the south/rear of the transfer
station. *Please collect all windblown and overflow debris and return it to the permitted tipping floor. Moving
forward, all windblown and overflow debris should be collected and properly managed at the end of each
workday or throughout the day as needed to prevent a nuisance. The installation of fencing suitable to restrict
the movement of windblown debris in these areas is advised.
16) An adequate number of trailers are not maintained onsite for the volume of waste currently managed by this
Facility. *No transfer trailers suitable to haul C&D waste were observed on site during this Facility
Compliance Inspection. Moving forward, additional trailers suitable for the transfer of the permitted waste
type should be maintained onsite to properly load and transport all incoming waste.
17) Due to equipment traffic and the facility soil type, the area directly around and to the south/rear of the transfer
station are generally in need of daily repair and/or maintenance operations. Erosion was observed in the traffic
area to the south/rear of the transfer station. *Within thirty days of receipt of this facility compliance
inspection report, please fill and grade this area to promote the positive drainage of surface waters away from
the facility. These high traffic/travel areas would greatly benefit from the installation of a hard surface or
compacted rock travel lane.
18) Scrap concrete and concrete block is staged on-site in an area adjacent to the transfer trailer loading area for
future grinding/crushing and re-use. *Please note that the State rules regarding recovered materials state that
for a material to qualify as a recovered material, the majority of the material (75% or more) must be sold,
used, or re-used within the calendar year of staging at the site. If the required volume of materials is not re-
used as required, then the materials must be properly disposed at a Facility permitted to receive such wastes.
19) Areas of erosion and areas lacking groundcover suitable to prevent erosion were observed throughout the site.
*Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair all eroded areas.
These areas should be filled and graded to promote positive drainage of all surface waters away from the
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transfer station. All repaired areas and areas lacking groundcover should be seeded and mulched to establish a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion.
20) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this facility compliance inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this facility compliance inspection report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 3 October 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail X Certified No. [7022 1670 0000 9974
3384]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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