Lee County Lands Solid Waste Grant

PRESS RELEASE  (Jackson, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

(MDEQ) awarded Lee County a solid waste assistance grant of $19,320 that

will be used by the county for enforcement efforts regarding illegal

dumping.

“The Solid Waste Assistance Grants support a variety of useful solid waste

management activities for cities and counties, and this grant will assist

Lee 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 used 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.