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Permit No: 7406T-TRANSFER-2001
EJE Recycling Transfer Station
March 29, 2017
Document ID No. 27374
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management
Roy Cooper Michael S. Regan
Governor Secretary
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone: [phone] Internet: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-section

An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

EJE RECYCLING DISPOSAL, INC.
(Landowner and Operator)
is hereby issued a
PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT
Not Applicable
PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE
7406T-TRANSFER-2001, EJE Recycling Transfer Station

located at 802 Recycling Lane, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, in accordance with Article 9,
Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder and
subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the
deed recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1 of this permit.

Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E.
Permitting Branch Supervisor
Solid Waste Section

Permit No.7406T-TRANSFER-2001
EJE Recycling Transfer Station
March 29, 2017
Document ID No. 27374
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ATTACHMENT 1
GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS INFORMATION
Permit Status Issuance Expiration
7406T-TRANSFER-2001 Active March 29, 2017 Life of Site

Part I General Facility
1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division
of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with North Carolina
Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid waste management facility
permit shall have two parts: a permit approval to construct and a permit approval to operate.
The permit approval to construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2 of
this permit. The permit approval to operate must be implemented in accordance with
Attachment 3 of this permit.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of the
solid waste management facility.
3. The transfer station is adjacent to the C&D Landfill (Permit Nos. 7407-CDLF-2001 and
7407-CDLF-2009). The permit to construct for Permit 7407-CDLF-2001 issued April 26,
2001, was recorded in the Pitt County Register of Deeds on June 26, 2001, in Deed Book
1162, Pages 129-146. The permit to construct for Permit 7407-CDLF-2009 issued July 21,
2009, was recorded in the Pitt County Register of Deeds on August 8, 2009, in Deed Book
2658, Pages 108-124 [Document Identification Number (DIN) 8254].
4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or other
instrument of transfer must contain in the deed description section, in no smaller type than
that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been used
as a solid waste management facility and a reference by book and page to the recordation of
the permit.
5. By initiating construction or receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered
to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit.
6. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall be in accordance with the North
Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B; Article 9 of the Chapter 130A
of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S. 130A-290, et seq.); the conditions
contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules
conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically
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EJE Recycling Transfer Station
March 29, 2017
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addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit
revocation.
7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility including those identified in Attachment 1, “List of Documents for
Approved Plan,” and which constitute the approved plan for the facility. Where
discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the conditions of permit shall govern.
8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance
of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes and rules.
9. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(g) the permittee shall notify the Section thirty (30)
days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner
or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility
or a change in the parent company of the owner or a change in the operator of the facility or
parent company of the operator.
10. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General or
Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Discharge Permit.
Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance with
any other local, state, or federal rule, regulation, or statute.

PROPERTIES APPROVED FOR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Pitt County Register of Deeds
Book Page Grantor Grantee Acres
684 657
Ed A. Whitehurst, Jr. and wife,
Wendy M. Whitehurst and
Judson Whitehurst
EJE Recycling Disposal, Inc. 79.5
Approximately 35 acres are utilized for the transfer station and recycling activities. A copy of
the property deed was provided in DIN 27373. The transfer station is adjacent to the C&D
Landfill (7407-CDLF-2001 and 7407-CDLF-2009).

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EJE Recycling Transfer Station
March 29, 2017
Document ID No. 27374
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Part II Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s)
Permitting History
Permit Type Date Issued DIN
Permit to Construct April 18, 2001
Permit to Operate April 26, 2001
PTO Amendment August 4, 2010 11191
PTO – Administrative Modification September 2, 2011 15054
Permit to Operate – Life of Site March 29, 2017 27374

List of Documents for the Approved Plan

1. Transfer Station application received February 12, 2001 that included: (a) site plans,
architectural plans and structural plans; (b) engineering report; and (c) operational plan.
2. Letter dated May 5, 2000 from Tracy Belch concerning the zoning of the proposed transfer
station. Received February 12, 2001.
3. Letter dated February 7, 2001, addressing the approval of pump and haul of wastewater
from the transfer station to the Greenville Utilities POTW. Received February 12, 2001.
4. Revised operations plan dated and received April 25, 2001.
5. Certification letter from Danny R. Taylor dated April 19, 2001, and received April 23, 2001,
addressing the construction of the transfer station.
6. Permit to Operate Renewal Application. Prepared by David Garrett for EJE Recycling, Inc.
Submitted June 2009. Revised September 2009. DIN 8719.
7. Operations Plan and Permit Renewal Application. EJE Recycling, Inc. MSW Transfer
Station and Recycling Facility. Pitt County, NC (NCDEQ Permit 74-06T). Prepared for
EJE Recycling, Inc. Prepared by Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
Durham, NC. October 21, 2016. Revised through February 26, 2017. DIN 27373.

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EJE Recycling Transfer Station
March 29, 2017
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT
Not Applicable
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE
Part I: General Facility
1. The facility must be adequately secured by means of gates, chains, berms, fences, or other
security measures approved by the Section to prevent unauthorized entry.
2. Signs must be posted at the entrance to the facility that state that no hazardous waste or
liquid waste can be received at the facility; and provide information on dumping procedures,
the hours of operation, the permit number, contact name, telephone number, and other
pertinent information. Traffic signs or markers must be provided as necessary to promote an
orderly traffic pattern to and from the discharge area and to maintain efficient operating
conditions.
3. Interior roadway must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
4. A responsible individual trained and certified in facility operations must be on-site at all
times during all operating hours of the facility, in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-309.25.
An attendant must be present to oversee the loading and unloading of waste.
5. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the
permittee must be maintained at the facility and made available to the Section upon request
during normal business hours.
6. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the
Sedimentation Control Act, N.C.G.S. 113A-50 et seq., and rules promulgated under 15A
NCAC 4. The Section must be notified of any approved modifications to the sedimentation
and erosion control plan.
7. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of
pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the
requirements under Sections 401 and 4040 or the Clean Water Act, as amended.
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8. Fire lanes must be established and maintained at all times. The dimensions of the fire lanes
must be coordinated with the Fire Marshall having jurisdiction over the site.
9. Open burning of solid waste is prohibited. Fires must be reported to the regional waste
management specialist with 24 hours or the occurrence, followed by a written notification
within 15 calendar days of the occurrence.
10. Financial assurance as required by state rules and statutes must be continuously maintained
for the duration of the facility and updated and submitted annually to the Section by the
anniversary date of the issuance of this permit.
Part II: Transfer Station / Treatment and Processing Unit
1. This permit approval is for the life-of-site as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2).
2. The facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A – 290
(a) (18a).
3. The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility: hazardous
waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged,
regulated-asbestos containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40
CFR 761, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by N.C.G.S. 130A-309.10(f).
4. The waste collected at this transfer facility must be transported to a sanitary landfill facility
that is
a. permitted to receive the type of waste specified, and
b. whose service area includes the origin of the waste.
5. The permittee must not knowingly dispose of, or accept for transfer for subsequent disposal,
municipal solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local government
that by ordinance:
a. Prohibits generators or collectors of municipal solid waste from disposing of that
type or form of municipal solid waste.
b. Requires generators or collectors of municipal solid waste to recycle that type or
form of municipal solid waste.
6. The permittee must develop and implement a training and screening program at the facility
for detecting and preventing unauthorized wastes from being accepted at the facility. At a
minimum, the program must include:
a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures.
b. Records of all inspections
c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid and other excluded waste types.
d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous,
liquid, or other excluded or unauthorized wastes. The plan must address
identification, removal, storage and final disposition of these wastes.
7. The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
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a. The tipping floor and transfer trailer loading area must be maintained in a clean,
sanitary condition at all times and must be cleaned at least daily in accordance with
the approved operation plan.
b. Waste must only be deposited on a “tipping floor” or directly into a transfer
container. Waste must not be stored on the “tipping floor” after operating hours.
c. Waste may be stored on-site, in vehicles or containers that are constructed, operated,
and maintained to be leak resistant to prevent the creation a nuisance to the public
health from the escape of solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste a maximum of 72 hours
when the facility is closed during a weekend or holiday. Storage of the waste must
not cause any nuisance, such as odor or attraction of vectors.
d. Effective vector control measures must be applied at all times to control any
potential vectors including flies, rodents, insects, and other vermin.
e. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions
and blowing litter.
i) Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited.
ii) Windblown materials must be collected by the end of the day and no
windblown material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary.
8. All water that comes in contact with solid waste, including vehicle wash-down water, is
leachate and must be captured and properly treated before release to the environment.
a. The leachate control system, such as floor drains, leachate collection devices,
sanitary sewer connections and leachate storage tanks, must be operational during
facility operations.
b. The tipping floor must drain away from the building entrance and into the leachate
collection system.
9. The permittee must maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the
facility, including daily records of waste received and origins of the loads. Scales must
be used to weigh waste. The daily records are to be summarized into a monthly report
for use in the required annual reports.
10. On or before August 1 annually, the Permittee must submit an annual facility report to the
Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section.
a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending
June 30.
b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received in tons and be
compiled:
i) On a monthly basis.
ii) By county, city or transfer station of origin.
iii) By specific waste type.
iv) By receiving disposal facility.
v) By diversion to alternative management facilities.
c. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Environmental
Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report
form.
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d. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for
each county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a
copy of the report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the
Regional Environmental Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual
facility report form.
Part III: Miscellaneous Solid Waste Management
1. Wastes received and product stored shall be maintained in containers or reasonably sized
piles with adequate fire breaks and lanes in accordance with the approved operational plans
and the pertinent rules.
2. Surface water shall be diverted from all operational and storage areas to prevent standing
water in operational areas and under or around storage piles. Water that comes in contact
with solid waste shall be contained on-site or properly treated prior to discharge.
3. These areas shall be operated and maintained with sufficient dust control measures to
minimize airborne emissions and to prevent dust from becoming a nuisance or safety hazard.
4. These areas shall be operated and maintained in a manner to minimize odors, prevent the
creation of a nuisance, potential health hazard, or a potential fire hazard.
5. Effective vector control measures shall be applied as necessary to control flies, rodents,
insects, or vermin.
6. The facility must manage all operations in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules
of the State of North Carolina.
White Goods
7. The facility is permitted to receive white goods as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290(44).
8. The facility must manage white goods in accordance with the operation plan included in
Attachment 1, Part II, List of Documents for the Approved Plan. Any revisions to the
approved plan shall be approved by the Section prior to implementation.
9. The facility must manage white goods in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules of
the State of North Carolina.
10. White goods collection areas shall provide for the proper removal of chlorofluorocarbon
refrigerants.
Tires
11. The facility is permitted to receive tires and scrap tires as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-
309.53(6) & (7).
12. Scrap tire collection areas shall be operated in accordance with the requirements of 15A
NCAC 13B .1107.
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13. The facility must manage tires in accordance with the operation plan included in Attachment
1, Part II, List of Documents for the Approved Plan. Any revisions to the approved plan
shall be approved by the Section prior to implementation.
14. The facility must manage tires in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules of the
State of North Carolina.
Treatment & Processing (Grinding Operation)
15. The facility is permitted to operate a treatment and processing facility as defined in 15A
NCAC 13B .0101(49).
16. The facility is permitted to receive the following materials:
a. land clearing waste as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(23);
b. wooden pallets constructed of unpainted and untreated natural wood.
17. The facility must manage the treatment and processing in accordance with the operation plan
included in Attachment 1, Part II, List of Documents for the Approved Plan. Any revisions
to the approved plan shall be approved by the Section, prior to implementation.
Yard Trash
18. The facility is permitted to receive yard trash as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(56).
19. Yard trash shall be managed in accordance with the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1400
or transported for disposal at a facility permitted to receive yard trash.
20. The facility must manage yard waste in accordance with the operation plan included in
Attachment II, List of Documents for the Approved Plan. Any revisions to the approved
plan shall be approved by the Section prior to implementation.
Automobile Hulks
21. The facility is permitted to temporally store up to 100 automobile hulks in the metals
recycling area as described in the approved plan. An automobile hulk is a junked, wrecked,
or otherwise inoperative vehicle.
22. All autos shall have oil, gasoline, and other fluids removed prior to storage. Mercury
switches shall be removed in accordance with the Mercury Switch Removal Program.
23. Periodic inspection of the ground surface shall be performed by the operator to detect leaked
or spilled fluids. Any contaminated soil shall be removed and properly disposed.

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