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MDEQ, DeSoto County Co-Sponsor Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

August 24, 2010

MDEQ is joining with several local governments throughout the state to sponsor collection events for household hazardous wastes (HHW).

Solid Waste Assistance Grants have been awarded by MDEQ to these communities to

assist in funding the local HHW collection events. These collection events provide citizens with 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. The local governments that have been awarded grants for fall 2010 events and the expected dates or time frame for the fall events are listed below:

Local Government /Proposed Event/ Contact Person

DeSoto County/Oct. 23/Joyce Herring/(662) 429-1464

The information listed above represents the best available information at the time of publication. Public announcements will be made in each community prior to the scheduled event. Interested persons should contact the local officials listed above for more details on these events.

Other counties, municipalities and solid waste authorities may apply for grants funds for HHW events by submitting a grant application by Oct. 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 household hazardous waste event, contact Luis Murillo or Denise Wilson at (601) 961-5171.