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    This policy is to establish proper disposal methods for various types of waste delivered to facilities operated by the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority.

Responsibility:

1. The Executive Director is responsible for management and employee adherence to this Policy.
2. The Operations Manager is responsible for the on-going monitoring of material received and for adherence to regulations.
3. The Scale Operators and Receiving employees are responsible for the monitoring of all material received and administration of the Policy.

Locations Affected

    This Policy applies equally to Newport and Grantsboro Transfer Stations, and Tuscarora Landfill, unless otherwise stated.

     All customers entering CRSWMA facilities are required to unload in the manner and location as directed by CRSWMA staff. Upon entering the facility, customers should inform the scale operator of the type of waste being delivered.

Prohibited Items

    All CRSWMA facilities are permitted by the State of North Carolina to accept Municipal Solid Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste, Yard Waste and Scrap Tires. In addition, the Tuscarora Landfill is permitted to accept clean inert debris, white goods (for disposal by Craven County) and asbestos. Materials not accepted include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

Closing -Time Limitations

    CRSWMA facilities are required to perform certain maintenance and closing procedures each day after the final delivery of waste. Closing times are posted at each facility. All vehicles must be unloaded and checked out by the scale operator no later than 10 minutes after the posted closing time. Scale Operators may refuse entry to any vehicle that cannot reasonably be expected to complete unloading in a timely manner.

Asbestos Materials

Regulated asbestos-containing materials are only accepted at the Tuscarora Landfill. CRSWMA consults with the epidemiology branch of the State Department of Health to determine what materials are considered regulated.

Scrap Tires

    Scrap Tires are accepted at all three CRSWMA facilities as well as at certain tires dealers in the CRSWMA service area. Quantities of tires greater than five (5) must be accompanied by state tire forms. Haulers are required to properly stack tires in trailers at the transfer stations.

    There is no charge by CRSWMA for tire disposal, except as provided by State law. Fees for tires not included in the State Scrap Tire Program will be set in the annual fee schedule adopted as part of the budget. All collected tires are shipped to a disposal site equipped and permitted to dispose of the tires in a proper manner.

Yard Waste

    Yard waste is accepted at all three CRSWMA facilities. Under State law, yard waste is not permitted in a landfill and must therefore be segregated for disposal. Only small, incidental amounts of yard waste may be co-mingled with MSW or C&D waste on the tipping floor or landfill working face.

    Yard waste will not be accepted in plastic bags, except biodegradable bags tested and approved by CRSWMA. Yard waste delivered in bags must be emptied at the yard waste unloading area and the bags properly disposed of at the site.

    Failure to properly segregate yard waste from other material will result in a application of the penalty charge disposal rate of 200% of the MSW tipping fee.

Clean Wood Waste

    Clean wood waste is untreated, unpainted wood, in lengths of no longer than six feet. A separate unloading area is available at the Tuscarora Landfill for Clean Wood Waste.

Inert Debris

    CRSWMA is permitted to accept clean, inert debris for beneficial fill purposes. Clean inert debris includes, concrete, asphalt, rock, clean soil and brick. Concrete may contain rebar and wire, but all exposed rebar and wire must be removed. A separate unloading area is available at the Tuscarora Landfill site for inert debris. Customers must make the scale operator aware that they have inert debris for instructions on dumping.

Barrels, Drums, Cans

    In accordance with State rules, barrels and drums cannot be accepted unless the ends have been removed. Five gallon cans are accepted if the tops have been removed.

Sharps

    Medical sharps are accepted so long as they arrive in crush-resistant, leak-proof containers and meet the State requirements for non-regulated medical waste. Sharps may not be placed in commercial on-site compactors prior to delivery to the landfill.

Residential Drop-Off Area - Tuscarora

    CRSWMA provides a residential waste drop-off area at the Tuscarora Landfill site. Use of this area is limited to passenger vehicles and small truck loads and is for non-commercial loads only. At times of high traffic, the scale operator may direct small commercial loads to this area for unloading.