C&D Project in NC Moving Forward

Developers looking to build a construction-debris landfill and recycling plant in south High Point, N.C., could break ground by next week. The company hopes that construction will be completed at the facility will be operational by the end of this year.

According to local press reports the High Point City Council will consider requests to make adjustments to the proposed site so that it meets state requirements.

The company, MRR of High Point plans to construct a 154-acre, $6.5 million site. According to a spokesman from DH Griffin, the parent company of the proposed C&D facility, the facility will be able to handle between 400-500 tons per day of C&D material. He estimates of that amount roughly 65 percent will be recycled. Materials expected to be extracted for recycling include concrete, wood, metals, asphalt and gypsum.

"They are definitely progressing," said Tom Terrell, a High Point attorney representing MRR.

Last June the council voted unanimously to approve a franchise permit, the guidelines on how the landfill and plant will operate.

The company plans to accept debris primarily from Guilford County, the county in which High Point is located.

Among the changes the council will be asked to consider:

* relocate the reclamation-recovery facility pad. The company wants to move the pad to avoid blasting bedrock during its construction. It also wants to avoid a stream.

* relocate the entrance of the site. The city and state transportation officials suggested the entrance be moved to provide space for a turn lane into the site.

* adjust the location of the debris landfill. The company is looking to move the landfill away from the edge of the property to provide a greater buffer between the site and the city's Kersey Valley Landfill.

* relocate storm water facilities. Instead of three ponds to catch the storm water runoff, the developer is proposing two ponds, one along the northern boundary and one along the southern boundary.

The company also completed more than $1.6 million in land purchases earlier this month to provide buffers to the site.