FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
November 12, 2010 601/961-5277
MDEQ AWARDS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO HARRISON COUNTY
HHW Day to be held Saturday
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Harrison County a solid waste assistance grant of $70,000 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, November 13.
The collection site will be available for the public from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Power Company's plant Watson Location on Lorraine Road in Gulfport.
“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 Harrison 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.
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