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Med Waste Application Coverage
On July 3, 2025, Harvest Med Waste Disposal submitted an application to operate a medical waste processing facility in Remlap, at the southern tip of Blount County. On Oct. 2, Commissioners denied the application in a unanimous vote. (Article and photos will be posted later today.)
Harvest CEO David Dyer’s promises of clean tech, jobs, and philanthrophy faced fierce opposition that centered around the risks of processing biohazardous and infectious waste feet away from Gurley Creek, as documented below.
News
- Commission Rejects Remlap Medical Waste Application by Kristin Yarbrough in the Blount Countian, Oct. 2, 2025
- Solid Waste Board Votes 2-1 Against Med Waste Facility Recommendation by Kristin Yarbrough in the Blount Countian, Sept. 18, 2025
- Med Waste Facility Faces Public Opposition by Kristin Yarbrough in the Blount Countian, Sept. 10, 2025
- As Opposition to an Alabama Medical Waste Treatment Facility Boils Over, a Mysterious Facebook Page Weighs In by Lee Hedgepeth on Inside Climate News, Sept. 4, 2025
- Harvest Med Waste Founder Promises Clean Tech for Blount County by Kristin Yarbrough in the Blount Countian, Sept. 3, 2025
Comments
- Column & Public Hearing Comments by Sam Howell, Conservation Chair, Friends of the Locust Fork River, Sept. 17, 2025
- Letter to the Commission by Michael Wesson, Sept. 17, 2025 d
- Letter to the Commission by Gene Gonsoulin, Ph.D (Word doc), Aug. 15, 2025
Documents
- Harvest Med Waste Application (PDF) submitted to the Blount County Commission on July 3, 2025.
- Blount County Commission Notice (PDF or Facebook) of the application, the criteria to be considered, and the approval process. Note that some of the dates in the notice were subsequently changed.
- Blount County Solid Waste Management Plan (PDF), as mentioned in the Notice above. The Commission is required by state law to consider “the consistency of the proposal with Blount County’s solid waste management need as identified in its Solid Waste Management Plan.”