MDEQ has provided grants and technical assistance to several local governments throughout the state to sponsor upcoming collection events for household hazardous wastes (HHW). Solid Waste Assistance Grants awarded by MDEQ to these communities will provide funding for the local HHW collection events. These collection events provide local options to properly and safely dispose of aerosols, corrosives, pesticides, herbicides, paints, used oil, batteries, automotive fluids, electronic wastes, and other household hazardous materials.
The events help to remove these hazardous materials from the municipal solid waste stream so that the wastes are not disposed in local landfills. Local governments conducting HHW events that include the following:
Clinton September 22
Jackson County September 22
Alcorn County/Corinth September 29
Hattiesburg October 27
Simpson County November 3
Contact local city or county officials for more details on these events. Other counties, municipalities and solid
waste authorities may apply to conduct HHW events by submitting a grant application by October 1 or April 1 of each funding year through MDEQ’s Solid Waste Assistance Grants Program. For more information on solid waste assistance grants or on a particular event, contact Luis Murillo or Denise Rodgers at 601-961-5171.
