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May 4, 2009 601/961-5277
MDEQ AWARDS WASTE TIRE GRANT TO WAYNE COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) --The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Wayne County a $10,000 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the efforts in Wayne 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.
Information about this grant program and other initiatives is available at www.deq.state.ms.us.
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MDEQ AWARDS WASTE TIRE GRANT TO MARION COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) --The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Marion County a $20,000 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the efforts in Marion 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.
Information about this grant program and other initiatives is available at www.deq.state.ms.us.
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MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO LAWRENCE COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Lawrence County a solid waste assistance grant of $8,330 that will be used by the county for cleaning up unauthorized dump sites.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the county’s efforts in improving their management of solid waste,” said Trudy 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.
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(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Benton County a solid waste assistance grant of $6,914 that will be used by the county for cleaning up unauthorized dump sites.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the county’s efforts in improving their management of solid waste,” said Trudy 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.
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MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO CARROLL COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Carroll County a solid waste assistance grant of $8,580 that will be used by the county for cleaning up unauthorized dump sites.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the county’s efforts in improving their management of solid waste,” said Trudy 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.
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MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Montgomery County a solid waste assistance grant of $6,664 that will be used by the county for cleaning up unauthorized dump sites.
“We are pleased this grant will assist the county’s efforts in improving their management of solid waste,” said Trudy 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.
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