4504_Henderson_Transfer_WSIUpdate_DIN27310_20170130

HENDERSON COUNTY ENGINEERING
SOLID WASTE DIVISION
191 TRANSFER STATION DRIVE
HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28791
[phone]

To: Larry Frost, Environmental Engineer From: Greg Wiggins, Operations Director
Permitting Branch, Solid Waste Section Henderson County Solid Waste-
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ Cane Creek Sewer District
2090 US Highway 70 191 Transfer Station Drive
Swannanoa, NC 28778 Hendersonville, NC 28791

Re: FOLLOW-UP: Temporary location of material from Waste Stream Innovation to Henderson
County Transfer Station, Permit # 4504T-TRANSFER-1998

Mr. Frost: January 27, 2017

Henderson County completed the sorting and separation of the abandoned nursery plastics left by
Waste Stream Innovations onsite at 4028 Haywood Road, Mills River, NC 28759. The material primarily
consisted of old plastic flower pots and potting soil. Using a trammel screen, Henderson County
completed the sorting of 76 loads (hauled by Carolina Mulch Plus) in December 2016 and separated the
material from potting soil. The final tonnage of sorted potting soil was 1130.20 and the final tonnage of
sorted plastic nursery plastic was 376.73. After multiple attempts to recycle the nursery plastic with
polymer recyclers across the Southeast US, the material was deemed unfit for recycling and was unable
to be reclaimed. All nursery plastic was sent to Upstate Regional Landfill.

If you have any questions please contact me at [e-mail] or by phone at
[phone].

Sincerely,

Greg Wiggins
Operations Manager
[phone]

CC: Deb Aja, DEQ Solid Waste Section
Marcus Jones, Henderson County Engineering
Rachel Kipar, Henderson County Environmental Programs
Chip Gould, Cason Companies