Existing Components
 | The Blackburn Resource Recovery Facility constitutes the largest component of the EcoComplex and last year (2018-2019) accepted on average 700 tons of solid waste (MSW and C&D) per day. State solid waste bans and opportunities to create sustainable solutions has motivated Catawba County to pursue new outlets of waste streams and diversion. Some of these efforts are expanding to create various collection outlets including but not limited to tires, scrap metal, motor oil, and filters, cooking oil and grease, electronic waste and household hazardous wastes. Click here for more information on our recycling programs. |
 | The Gas to Energy Facility has three GE-Jenbacher landfill gas (methane) burning engine generator sets that have the capacity to generate approximately 3 Megawatts of electricity per hour; this is enough electricity to power approximately 1,400 average-sized homes. |
 | As the largest new pallet manufacturer in the United States with plant locations in 10 states, Pallet One offers a full range of pallet solutions including used pallet pick up, pallet recycling, and pallet supply. PalletOne’s Industrial Recycling Division offers complete “zero-to-landfill” programs and services for businesses seeking the disposal, recycling and/or re-purposing of post-industrial material reducing costs and environmental impacts. Pallet One buys and sells all types of post-industrial waste, from plastics to packaging to textiles and more. |
 | The Catawba County Biodiesel, Research, Development, and Production Facility has been privatized through a public-private partnership with BlueRidge Biofuels. The facility provides used cooking oil collection and recycling for restaurants in NC, SC, TN, and VA. All the biodiesel produced is from used cooking oil, the most sustainable alternative fuel available. The facility also benefits from waste heat produced by the GE-Jenbacher engines to supply energy in their processes. |
 | The immigrant Agriculture Program consists of approximately 1-acre of landfill buffer land created to allow access to limited resource individuals for an opportunity to raise crops native to their culture and diet. The site is used for education on season extension and marketing techniques, as many of these individuals are now marketing their own crops to the local community. |
 | The Crop Processing Facility is a 4-ton-per-day mechanical crush plant intended to extract energy crop oils to produce biodiesel or even food-grade oils. This facility has been privatized through a public-private partnership and it is under the management of BlueRidge Biofuels. |