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Harvest Solutions pitches ozone-based medical-waste facility in Kingston; council schedules decision after written comments
Summary
At a statutorily required public hearing, Harvest Solutions LLC sought approval to locate an indoor, nonhazardous medical-waste treatment and paper-shredding facility in the Kingston neighborhood, emphasizing ozone technology, local hiring and voluntary air testing. The council will review written comments and take up a decision April 14.
David Dyer, founder and CEO of Harvest Solutions LLC, told the Birmingham City Council on April 7 that his company intends to treat nonhazardous medical waste inside a sealed facility in the Kingston neighborhood using ozone-based equipment and to “hire locally” and invest in the surrounding community.
The council convened the hearing under Alabama Code §22-27-48.1, which requires local officials to hold a public hearing and weigh six statutory criteria before deciding whether to permit new solid-waste facilities. Assistant City Attorney Julie Bernard summarized the process and the criteria, including compatibility with local solid-waste plans, transportation access, service costs, impacts on public health and social or economic…
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