FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2013
CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277
MDEQ Awards Solid Waste Assistance Grants to Pearl River County and Picayune
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Pearl River County a solid waste assistance grant of $25,728 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste event in the fall. MDEQ also awarded the City of Picayune a grant of $25,000 to continue and expand recycling efforts.
“The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste management activities for cities and counties, and these grants will improve management of solid waste in Pearl River County,” said Trudy D. Fisher, MDEQ Executive Director.
Cities and counties may apply for Solid Waste Assistance Grants through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. These grants are utilized by local communities for programs to prevent and clean up unauthorized dumps; to aid in hiring local solid waste enforcement officers; for public education efforts on solid waste disposal and recycling; and to establish programs for the collection of white goods, bulky wastes and recyclables.
Information about this grant program and other initiatives is available at www.deq.state.ms.us/solidwaste.
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