FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
November 12, 2010 601/961-5277
MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO HATTIESBURG
Combined effort HHW Day to be held Saturday
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded the City of Hattiesburg a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 that will be used for a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, November 13.
There will be two collection locations available from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. One will be held at the Bobby Chain Municipal Airport in Hattiesburg and the other at the Lamar County Multipurpose facility in Purvis. The events are a joint effort that includes the City of Hattiesburg, the City of Petal, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Forrest and Lamar Counties.
“The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste management activities for cities and counties. We are pleased this grant is available to assist the efforts of those in the Hattiesburg area 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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