Jackson counties, but it does apply only to Jackson County. I apologize
for the mixup!
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Phil Bryant, GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Trudy D. Fisher, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
April 2, 2013 601/961-5277
MDEQ Awards Two Grants to Jackson County
Grants Total $121,000
(Jackson, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) has awarded Jackson County a solid waste assistance grant of $33,098
that will be used by the county for an electronic waste collection and
recycling program. The county also received an $88,000 waste tire grant to
continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity
generators of waste tires.
"The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste
management activities for cities and counties, and this grant will assist
Jackson 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.
Funding for waste tire grants is provided by a waste tire account funded
from a fee charged on the wholesale sale of every new motor vehicle tire
sold in Mississippi. This fee provides the funds to ensure and encourage
the proper management and disposal of waste tires in the state.
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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