FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 2012
CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277
MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO JACKSON AND HINDS COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded the City of Jackson a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 to continue operation of the city’s Environmental Service Center that collects household hazardous waste and e-waste. The center is located at 1570 Terry Road in Jackson. MDEQ is also awarded Hinds County a grant of $19,322 to be used by the county to clean up illegal dump sites.
“The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste management activities for cities and counties, and these grants will assist the efforts of Jackson and Hinds County in improving their management of solid waste,” 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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