FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
April 12, 2010 601/961-5277
MDEQ AWARDS TWO GRANTS TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) --The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Washington County a $30,000 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires. Washington County also received a grant of $10,079 for employment assistance for a local solid waste enforcement officer.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the efforts in Washington County to improve their management of solid waste,” said Trudy Fisher, MDEQ Executive Director.
Funding for waste tire grants is provided by a waste tire account funded from a fee charged on the wholesale sale of every new motor vehicle tire sold in Mississippi. This fee provides the funds to ensure and encourage the proper management and disposal of waste tires in the state.
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 these grant programs and other initiatives is available at www.deq.state.ms.us. # # # |