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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: Forsyth
Closed
MSWLF HHW X White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 3415-HHW-2010
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: September 12, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: February 7, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Resource Recycling and Reduction Company, LLC (3RC)
1401 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27107

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.080422° W: -80.220221 °

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Michele E. Sakwa, President
Telephone: [phone] – office; [phone] – mobile.
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
1401 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27107

PARTICIPANTS:
Michele Sakwa, President – 3RC
LaKeisha Roper, Supervisor – 3RC
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Construct/Operate issued December 3, 1999
Current Permit to Operate issued September 2, 2015
Permit to Operate Expires: April 5, 2020 (submit renewal request by October 5, 2019)

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

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.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility operates as a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility, and is open to the public
Wednesday through Saturday. This is a change from the operating hours established in the approved
Operational Plan, dated October 5, 2014.
2. The facility is permitted to receive waste generated by residents (households) and conditionally exempt small
quantity generators (CESQG).
3. Permanent HHW programs for Forsyth and Davidson Counties are administered at this facility. Televisions and
electronics are also accepted here to accommodate those programs. In addition, the facility services HHW
collection events for Henderson, Madison and Onslow Counties and provides disposal services for Buncombe
County’s HHW program. Other customers may also bring waste to the facility, and are charged based on the
type and quantity of waste presented for disposal.
4. 3RC
5. The facility is protected by means of a chain-link fence around the perimeter and a locking gate to prevent
unauthorized access.
6. Proper signage was observed at the facility entrance, and additional signs were posted to direct the public and
control the flow of traffic at the site.
7. The current Permit to Operate, approved Operational Plan, Safety Plan, Contingency Plan and Spill Prevention
Plan were available and reviewed, along with the company’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual.
Ms. Sakwa explained that the SOP Manual is updated regularly to include new or enhanced procedures for
handling and managing waste at the facility.
8. All personnel must complete an 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher course annually, as required by the approved
Operating Plan, and participate in staff meetings (held 1-2 times/week) where SOPs, emergency response and
safety are reviewed and discussed. The training records of current employees were reviewed and verified.
training records, are: LaKeisha Roper, Elijah Jones, Christopher Jones and Roberto Gonzalez. Ms. Sakwa or
Ms. Roper are required by SOP to be present when the facility is operating.
9. All facility safety equipment is inspected weekly, as required by the approved Operational Plan. The results are
recorded in an inspection log. Logs dating from January 2017 through present were reviewed and found to be
complete.
10. All waste received at the facility is documented through the use of a waste identification form that is completed
for each individual load at the time it is received. The waste identification form includes the source of the load,
weights by material and the date and time received. Forms are stored in boxes by month, and forms generated
from January 2017 to date were available for review. In a random review of forms, all that were examined
appeared to be complete.
11. Waste manifests, documenting all waste shipments picked up and removed for treatment and disposal by 3RC’s
vendors, were also available for inspection. Electronics waste is routed through several different contractors
12. The facility operating record includes daily and monthly totals of both incoming and outgoing waste.
13. A review of the operating record indicated that for FY 2016-17, a total of 12,387 participants brought waste to
the facility for disposal, averaging 117 lbs. per participant.
14. The facility security and safety equipment is inspected at least weekly, as described in the approved Operating
Plan. Records of these inspections were reviewed and found to be complete.
15. The facility was not open to the public during this inspection. Facility staff were sorting and packaging wastes
to prepare them for transport. Packed materials are palletized and staged in the area in front of the loading bay
next to the latex paint impoundment.
16. The concrete pad adjacent to the overhead door where waste is unloaded and separated was observed to be clean
and in good repair. The pad is sloped so that any spills are directed to a closed sump at its center.
17. A large area in the center of the facility is dedicated to the storage of latex paint, and is surrounded by an 18”
concrete secondary containment berm. Latex paint is either solidified or poured up into 55-gallon drums then
palletized for transportation to Buncombe County, where it is used in the posi-shell mixture. The storage area
was full, and Ms. Roper stated that solidification and bulking operations were now taking place.
18. A small portion of the area inside the berm is used for processing acids, which are also stored in 55-gallon
drums.
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Solid Waste Section
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19. The storage area to west of the triage area contains materials which need to be evaluated and sorted by Ms.
Sakwa. Separate shelving units are allocated for oxidizers and alkalines, which are eventually poured up into
separate 55-gallon drums as well.
20. The pesticide room is located adjacent to the triage area where incoming waste is identified, documented and
separated. This room holds only those specific materials that are picked up and disposed of by the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
21. Methane monitoring equipment was deployed throughout the facility to ensure the safety of facility staff.
Methane monitoring was instituted when it was determined that methane releases were occurring at the closed
landfill site next to the facility. Ms. Sakwa stated that modified SOPs are still in place that minimize the dangers
associated with handling and storing wastes in the presence of methane gas.
22. A flammables room is located in the northeast corner of the building next to the loading bay. Flammable
materials are stored in either individual containers or 55-gallon drums and placed on pallets. Ms. Roper required
the removal of cell phones, keys prior to the inspection of this room due to the high levels of methane found
there. Ms. Sakwa stated that concentrations of up to 40% had been detected by the monitoring equipment in the
flammables room.
23. The covered outdoor area directly outside the flammables room held a number of partially-filled 55-gallon
drums of waste. As drums are filled, they are sealed, palletized and properly stored while awaiting shipment.
24. Immediately to the east of the truck loading area is a red, 40-yard roll-off container used for the storage of
combustible wastes. The container was observed to be tarped.
25. The eastern end of the property is dedicated to the storage of shrink-wrapped palletized televisions and
electronics awaiting pick up by 3RC’s electronics and television recycling contractors. Ms. Roper stated that
this area is also used to sort electronics as they are collected.
26. Most wastes were stored in a manner that provides for access by facility staff and emergency response
personnel, if needed. It is recommended that clear access aisles be established in all areas where waste is
stored.
27. All sumps observed in the facility appeared to be closed. Ms. Roper confirmed that the sumps would function
solely as secondary containment in the event of a leak or spill.
28. No unacceptable wastes were observed during this inspection.
29. All waste storage containers appeared to be in good condition and properly labeled and dated. No leaking
containers were observed at the facility.

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

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]

Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: September 14, 2017
to Michele Sakwa.
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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Ming-Tai Chao, Permit Engineer – Solid Waste Section