FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2011
CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277
MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO PEARL RIVER COUNTY
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Pearl River County a solid waste assistance grant of $17,484 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste collection event in the fall.
“The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste management activities for cities and counties, and this grant will assist the efforts of Pearl River County 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/solidwaste.
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