7406T_INSP_20230919

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID T&P YW Collection Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Pitt
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 7406T-TRANSFER-2001
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 19 September 2023 Date of Last Inspection: 25 May 2022

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
EJE Recycling Transfer Facility
802 Recycling Lane
Greenville, North Carolina 27834

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.6215472 E: -077.1837167

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Michael Warren; General Manager
252.752.8274

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
EJE Recycling and Disposal, Inc
802 Recycling Lane
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attn: Mike Warren

PARTICIPANTS:
Mike Warren; EJE Recycling and Disposal, Inc
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life of Site Permit to Operate (PTO) as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2) issued 29 March 2017. The
permitee must submit a permit application for any proposed changes to the approved Engineering/Facility Plans,
Operations Plan, service area, or for a substantial amendment to the permit. An application for a permit must be
prepared in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules in effect on that date.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This is a Solid Waste Transfer Facility and is permitted to receive Solid Waste as defined in NCGS 130A-
290(a)(35).
2) 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, infectious waste,
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animal carcasses, radioactive waste, septage, fluorescent and high-intensity discharged lamps,
ashes/incinerated residues, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by NCGS 130A-309.10(f) are
prohibited from being accepted at this Facility.
3) This facility is permitted to receive Solid Waste generated within Beaufort, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, and
Pitt Counties.
4) All waste, with the exception of scrap tires, which are hauled directly to Central Carolina Tire, permit #43-04
in Cameron NC, and Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D), which is hauled to the C&D Landfill, Inc
C&D Landfill, permit #74-07 in Greenville, NC, is transported to the either the East Carolina Environmental
Regional Landfill, permit #08-03 in Bertie County, NC or Sampson County Disposal, LLC, permit #82-02 in
Sampson County, NC.
5) Proper signage including the facility permit number, accepted waste types, banned or excluded items, hours of
operation, and the emergency contact number is posted at the Facility entrance.
6) The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
7) The facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition.
8) The facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the facility entrance. The gate was unlocked upon my
arrival and facility personnel were on-site during this facility compliance inspection.
9) The entrance to the facility is well-maintained.
10) Windblown litter is well-managed. No windblown debris was noted along the roadway approaching the site or
accumulated on-site. Facility personnel were on-site with an H Barber & Sons LP1 pull-behind Litter Picker
collecting windblown litter during this facility compliance inspection.
11) The access ramp is well maintained and is in overall good condition at this time.
12) Access around the Facility overall is well maintained and generally stable.
13) Leachate is collected on-site and stored in a below ground tank which is pumped down and hauled for
treatment as needed.
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14) Facility personnel were on-site working to collect overflow debris in the trailer loading bay and cleaning the
leachate collection drain in the trailer loading bay. *Please continue to ensure that the leachate collection
drains are maintained clear of sedimentation and debris throughout the workday.
15) This Facility maintains a Caterpillar MH3026 Wheeled Material Handler, a Caterpillar 320C Hydraulic
Excavator, and a Hyundai HL740-9 Wheel Loader on site for Facility operations.
16) All MSW waste is managed on the main tipping deck under the covered shelter and placed into trailers in the
western bay. C&D waste is maintained separate from MSW and is placed directly into trailers staged in the
southern bay.
17) The right half of the MSW tipping floor is currently in the process of being repaired and upgraded. All MSW
waste is being managed on the left side of the MSW tipping floor.
18) The waste types were reviewed, and no unpermitted materials were observed during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
19) The trailer loading area is policed throughout the workday and was in overall good condition during this
facility compliance inspection. Facility personnel were cleaning the trailer loading area during this facility
compliance inspection. *Please continue to ensure that the trailer loading area is cleaned of overflow debris
throughout the workday.
20) Waste received at this facility is loaded into the transport trailers in a timely manner.
21) This facility maintains an adequate number of trailers on site to properly manage the volume of waste
received during operating hours. There were four empty trailers on-site at the time of my arrival and one in
the loading bay during this facility compliance inspection.
22) Recyclable cardboard is staged in an area adjacent to the transfer station for baling and transport to the
cardboard recycling facility. All baled cardboard is palletized, stacked, and placed in enclosed storage
containers in an area adjacent to the transfer station until transported to the recycling facility.
23) The scrap tire collection/storage area is well maintained with an adequate number of trailers on site to manage
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the volume of tires managed by the facility.
24) The inert debris storage area was reviewed. Ground/crushed concrete is staged adjacent to the scrap concrete
pile and is used around the site and at the adjacent construction & demolition debris landfill for road
construction and maintenance. No crushing activities were underway during this facility compliance
inspection. No unpermitted waste types were observed in this area during this facility compliance inspection.
*Please note that the State rules regarding recovered materials state that for a material to qualify as a
recovered material, the majority of the material (75% or more) must be sold, used, or re-used within the
calendar year of staging at the site. If the required volume of materials is not re-used within twelve months,
then the materials must be properly disposed at a facility permitted to receive such wastes.
25) No violations were observed during this facility compliance inspection.
26) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this facility compliance inspection report.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 25 September 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
John Demary; Director/Pitt County Solid Waste & Recycling: [e-mail]

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