Council accepts application for Harvest Solutions medical/document shredding facility and approves public awareness session

The council acknowledged receipt of an application filed Jan. 16, 2026 by Harvest Solutions LLC for an indoor non‑hazardous medical waste treatment and document shredding facility to be located at 4407 Avenue North in North Birmingham. The clerk's reading said the facility would use ozone technology on site and ship residuals offsite to permitted municipal landfills; paper documents would be shredded on site and transported to an offsite recycling facility for further processing.

The council also approved item 69, which authorized a public awareness session required by Alabama Code to be held Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the proposed facility address. The clerk noted communications had been received and the items will come before the relevant committee for further review and public engagement.

What happens next: the public awareness session will be held Feb. 23 as required by state code; committee review and any subsequent permits or approvals will follow the public comment process.