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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.: 3615-TP-2018
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: 8/6/2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Trilogy MedWaste Southeast LLC
148 Boxwood Lane
Gastonia, NC 28054
Date of Last Inspection: 9/28/2023
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.28167
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jerry Norris, Facility Manager
Telephone: Office: [phone]; Direct: [phone]
Email address: jnorrisktrilogymedwaste.com
Name: Emily Houston, Office Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: ehouston(&trilogymedwaste.com
Name: Danielle Ayers, Pharmaceutical Mail Back Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dgyers@trilog_ymedwaste.com
Name: Jimmy Dewberry, District Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
Lon2.:-81.18224
PARTICIPANTS:
Jerry Norris, Facility Manager
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current - Approved June 16, 2023 (FID 1791482) expires May 29, 2028
Operations plan - Approved March 30, 2023 (FID 1786981)
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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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 8 am to 4:30 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 four steam sterilization (autoclave) units. Currently there are two sterilization units
on -site and in use.
6. The facility was clean and sanitary.
7. The operations floor, compactor area and unloading docks are cleaned daily.
8. Floor drains in the operational area were clean and free of debris. Floor drains are connected to the City of Gastonia
sanitary sewer system.
9. The facility utilizes The Pest Control Authority quarterly as a vector control measure. The Pest Control Authority
was on -site on June 1, 2024, for the second quarter.
10. Trilogy MedWaste Southeast leases four vehicles for the pickup and transportation of medical waste in North
Carolina and South Carolina. The trucks are leased from Ryder and are equipped with spill kits.
It. Trilogy MedWaste Southeast LLC leases two compactors from Tower Compactor Rentals, Scottsdale, AZ.
Republic Services is scheduled to pick up the compactors every week Monday through Friday and waste is
transported to CMS Landfill in Concord for disposal.
12. The area around the compactors was clean and free of windblown waste.
13. No windblown waste observed in the loading dock area.
14. The current temperature of the cooler during the inspection was 39°F which stores pathological waste.
15. Pathological waste is transported every eight (4) weeks by Sharps Medical Waste Services to their facility in
Baltimore, Maryland for incineration. Sharps Medical Waste Services' last pick-up was on July 29, 2024.
16. Hazardous waste is transported by Heritage, LLC to their Heritage -WTI facility in East Liverpool, Ohio for
incineration.
17. All medical waste is processed within 24 to 48 hours from the date of delivery.
18. Radiation detectors are mounted above each of the two receiving bay doors to screen for radioactive materials.
19. All recycled containers are washed, disinfected, and inspected for damage prior to being returned to customers.
20. All treatment carts are relined after each autoclave cycle.
Records Review
21. Facility staff had the current permit and operations plan in their files.
22. The facility utilizes Truenorth online for internal training.
23. Every Tuesday each autoclave is tested to ensure that sterilization is being achieved. These tests are logged in a
"Variclave Periodic Spore Test Log". Spore test data records were reviewed from July 3, 2023, to July 15, 2024.
24. Each load of waste that is received is tracked electronically on Navusoft software to generate a `Waste Manifest"
form which details the date the waste was received, the source of the waste, the amount of waste, type of waste
received and destruction.
25. Landfill disposal tickets were reviewed from July 3, 2023, to July 12, 2024.
26. The facility processed 575.95 tons from September 2023 through December 2023 and has processed 1,117.39 tons
from January 2024 to July 2024.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed"Kim Sue
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Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
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Sent to: Jerry Norris
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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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