Applicant: eco‑friendly autoclave process, expects roughly 20–30 operations jobs
Summary
The developer's representative described an autoclave-and-shred process that avoids incineration and estimated 20–30 initial operations jobs plus construction hiring; he cited an existing Summerville, S.C., facility as precedent.
Mike Sullivan, CEO of Pete Construction, presented for the developer and described the proposed medical-waste facility's internal operations: enclosed truck circulation, autoclaves that use steam sterilization and shredders to reduce waste volume. "It's completely an autoclave, steam generated cleaning process, and then shredding," Sullivan said.
On employment, Sullivan estimated initial operations staffing "of initially 20 up to 30 people" and added that construction would create additional local opportunities. He told the board the developer runs an existing facility in Summerville, South Carolina, and expects the Hardee County plant to be roughly three times larger than that precedent. Sullivan also said processed waste would be handled under contract with a landfill that accepts the material.
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