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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.: 3617-MWP-2016
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 8/15/2024 Date of Last Inspection: 9/21/2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. (Owner & Operator)
1851 Chespark Drive
Gastonia, NC 28053
GPS COORDINATES (decimal deLFrees): Lat.: 35.28844
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Daniel Weaver, Plant Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dweaver(a),danielshealth.com
Name: David Shelley, Operations Supervisor
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dshelly(a-),danielshealth.com
Name: Monica Cunningham, Transportation Coordinator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: mcunningham(abdanielhealth.com
Name: Marty Chambers, Customer Service Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: mchambers(a),danielhealth.com
Name: Kendra Ruff, Customer Service Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: kruffAdanielhealth.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Long.:-81.21985
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 July 23, 2021 (FID 1594326)
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
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STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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.
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
17. Once a week the autoclave is tested to ensure the sterilization is achieved. Spore test data records (Autoclave
Quality Control Log) were reviewed.
18. Reviewed the Autoclave Cooks Log from September 27, 2023, to August 13, 2024.
19. Reviewed RMW (Regulated Medical Waste) Container Logs from September 21, 2023, to August 14, 2024. The
facility treated 216,406 RMW containers from September 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Number of Sharp Containers Treated
September 2023
16,824
October 2023
17,355
November 2023
18,603
December 2023
17,922
January 2024
20,161
February 2024
20,902
March 2024
22,616
April 2024
20,136
May 2024
20,766
June 2024
19,993
July 2024
21,128
20. Damaged sharp containers are repaired on -site or palletized and shipped to Daniels Sharpsmart's warehouse in
Racine, WI for repairs.
21. Reviewed the Washline Daily Operations Log from June 27, 2023, to August 14, 2024.
22. The facility treated 4,782,194 lbs. of medical waste from September 2023 through June 2024.
Month
Total Weight in Lbs.
September 2023
260,114
October 2023
219,049
November 2023
201,855
December 2023
341,589
January 2024
595,869
February 2024
665,719
March 2024
605,159
April 2024
682,174
May 2024
642,684
June 2024
567,982
Total
4,782,194
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
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Date: 2024.08.16 09:04:47 -04'00' Phone: [phone]
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent to: Daniel Weaver
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. f j
8/16/2024
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
David Shelly, Operations Supervisor — Daniels Sharpsmart
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