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Solid waste director reports transfer‑station fire risk tied to batteries, C&D capacity strong after expansion permit
Summary
Solid Waste Director Justin Blaine reported May 28 that transfer‑station recycling operations passed inspections, the C&D cell expansion increased site life to roughly 60 years and that lithium‑ion batteries present an ongoing fire risk; he recommended capital planning for the compactor and proposed supplemental maintenance funding.
Harvey County Solid Waste Director Justin Blaine told the Board of Commissioners on May 28 that the county’s transfer station and C&D operations are stable but that new hazards and equipment pressures require focused capital planning.
Blaine said the county completed permit work and received KDHE approval for the C&D (construction and demolition) cell expansion; preliminary volume calculations indicate roughly 60 years of remaining capacity given current inflows. He also reported diversion numbers: staff picked 887.29 tons of C&D for reuse and recycled about 108.7 tons of metal from the tipping floor in 2024.
But Blaine warned that lithium‑ion batteries…
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