STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Phil Bryant, GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Trudy D. Fisher, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
February 13, 2013 601/961-5277
MDEQ Awards $60,000 Solid Waste Assistance Grant to Harrison County
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) has awarded Harrison County a solid waste assistance grant of
$60,000 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste
collection event that will be held April 20, 2013.
"The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste
management activities for cities and counties, and this grant will assist
Harrison County's efforts in improving their management of solid waste,"
said Trudy D. 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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Mr. Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
601/961-5277
601/421-5699 (c)
601/961-5715 (f)
rwilbur@deq.state.ms.us
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