TFI began operations in November 1985 as a hazardous waste transporter (ADL 981 023 492) and transfer facility headquartered in Vernon, Alabama. A part of the overall operation included transporting and storing of then non-hazardous waste from the wood preserving industry. This waste became hazardous waste effective June 06,1991 utilizing the waste codes F032,F034, and F035. In May of 1991, TFI relocated the storage portion of the Vernon operation to the present location at Mile Marker 250 on Alabama Highway 17 North.

The facility currently occupies about four acres, on which the hazardous waste storage, bulking and transfer operations are conducted. TFI received its RCRA Part B operating permit in February of 1995.

Terra First is a RCRA Part B Permitted T.S.D. facility (E.P.A. ID# AL983177015). We have a permitted storage capacity of 1,504 drums an additional 97-20cu.yrd. roll of containers of solid material equivalent to 7,000 drums. We are permitted to store this material for up to one year before we move it to disposal. Another unique aspect of out permit is that it allows us to bulk like solid material (from drums into roll offs).

We run L.T.L. trucks to every state in the union ( with the exception of New Jersey ) every ninety days. This allows us to pick up one drum from a small quantity generator, bring it back to our facility, hold it for up to one year, then bulk it with other similar waste codes and dispose of it at a bulk rate.

We can offer dedicated storage capacity, cross dock loading-unloading, bulking and transportation services. We are located roughly halfway between California and New Jersey, and have no problem receiving waste from any E.P.A. approved transporter.