ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF A PROPOSED MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES &
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE – 422

Jefferson County

Harvest Solutions, LLC (“Harvest”) has applied to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for a proposed Medical Waste Management Facility Permit (Permit Number TRTS-090126-0101) to be located at 4400 7th Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. Harvest has proposed utilizing the approved alternative technology of ozonation to treat medical waste. On April 27, 2026, the Council of the City of Birmingham granted local approval to Harvest to operate a new solid waste management facility for the treatment of medical waste. The following types of medical waste are authorized to be treated at the facility: all medical waste defined in Rule 335-17-1-02 of the ADEM Administrative Code that are recommended by the equipment manufacturer. The facility will have an office building and treatment building, which will be enclosed by a fence with a locked gate and will be monitored by security cameras.

Copies of the permit application, and the permit are available for public inspection electronically via http://www.adem.alabama.gov/public-notices and the complete application is available at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm by appointment. A nominal fee for copying and/or mailing may be charged. Arrangements for copying should be made in advance.

Russell A. Kelly, Chief
Permits and Services Division
ADEM
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7714
permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov

Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing or by email, to the Department's named contact above within 35 days following the publication date of this notice. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed permit.

A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 35-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The Director shall hold a public hearing upon receipt of a significant number of technical requests.

After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Solid Wastes & Recyclable Materials Management Act, and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination. The Department will develop a response to comments which will be posted to the Department’s website at http://app.adem.alabama.gov/eFile/. To find the response to comments and final permit determination, you may search by the permit number listed in this notice.

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Notice is hereby given this 23rd day of September, 2026, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Edward F. Poolos
Director

Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.