1305_INSP_20170131

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 X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 13-05TP
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 1/31/17 Date of Last Inspection: 11/12/15

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Stericycle, Inc.
4403 Republic Drive
Concord, North Carolina 28027

GPS COORDINATES: N: °35.41944 W: °80.65054

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Don Nuss, Regional Environmental Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
4357 Ferguson Drive, Suite100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45245

PARTICIPANTS:
Carol McCormick, Plant Manager
Teresa Bradford, DEQ-Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Permit to Operate was issued to Stericycle, Inc. (Owner and Operator) and White Park LLC (Property Owner) on
February 17, 2017. The permit shall expire April 12, 2021.

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. The permit approves the operation of a medical waste treatment facility consisting of two steam sterilization units
(autoclaves) and associated facility appurtenances for storage and processing of treated and untreated medical waste
and Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulated waste. The facility also operates a reusable sharps
container program and a medical device recovery program.
2. Observed operations of the two steam sterilization units (autoclaves). The area was clean and well managed.
3. Pathological waste and residual chemotherapy waste is separated, scanned, weighed and loaded onto a trailer to be
transferred to Stericycle-Haw River (Permit # 01-02) to be incinerated.
4. Containers with medical waste to be processed is scanned, weighed and loaded onto the inclined belt conveyor
which proceeds to the autoclave bin loading area. The waste is then loaded into the treatment bins to be processed
in the autoclaves.
5. Reusable containers are sent to an automated washer where they are cleaned and disinfected.
6. The waste is treated at a set point of 300 degrees for 25 minutes.
7. The treated waste is compacted into a closed trailer and disposed of at the BFI-Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill
in Cabarrus County (Permit # 13-04).
8. Observed operations of the reusable sharps containers program and the medical device recovery program. These
areas were clean and well managed.
9. The reusable sharps containers are loaded onto the automated sharps container dumper where the lids are
mechanically removed and conveyed toward the dumper. The untreated sharps are emptied into treatment bins to
be processed in the autoclaves. The containers are then fed into a tunnel washer where the containers are
disinfected, rinsed/sanitized and then moved on to the force heated air-drying process.
10. The medical device recovery program removes medical devices that can be reprocessed and reused. The containers
are placed into the manifold of the tipping machine. The container is emptied into the sorting tray and the medical
devices that can be reprocessed and reused are sorted by tongs and placed into a shipping container. All other waste
is emptied into a treatment bin to be processed in the autoclaves. The containers are then sent to the tunnel washer
to be disinfected and rinsed/sanitized.
11. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, contingency plan to be maintained in each vehicle used in transporting
regulated medical waste, tonnage records, efficacy tests (once per week), processing schedules, waste manifests,
chart recorders and trailer logs. Efficacy tests are conducted every Wednesday.
12. Approximately 80,000-85,000 pounds of medical waste is treated each day.

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

Phone: [phone]
Teresa N. Bradford
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 3/30/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Carol McCormick, Plant Manager – Stericycle, Inc.