Jackson Mississippi is going green! There are new solid waste programs that are providing bulk pick-up for the people of Jackson, removing things like old couches and washers and dryers from the end of the driveways. A place like Mississippi really needed something like this to spruce up the area and to get more people involved with recycling and cleaning up.
The city of Jackson, Mississippi seems to recognize that providing free solid waste collection for its residents can pay off in cleaner streets, reduced blight and happier citizens. On the second Saturday of each month, the city holds what it calls Roll-Off Dumpster Day.
Residents can unload an unlimited amount of household waste and yard waste at the roll-off dumpsters placed in each of the city’s wards. The only limitation is a prohibition on tires, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, chemicals or gas tanks.
Roll-Off Dumpster Day was initiated by the city’s solid waste division in 1997 with only a few bins, but the success of the program led the city to expand it to multiple dumpsters at sites in each of the city’s seven wards, according to the Clarion-Ledger.
“Everybody’s loving it. If we stopped it now we’d probably have to leave the city,” said Ardell Kitchens, a supervisor with the solid waste division, the Clarion-Ledger reported.
Residents appreciate saving the $10 per load charged by the local landfill and the ability to dispose of unwanted items with unlimited trips once a month.
On the August 8th dumpster day, Britt Gober of Beaumont, Texas, dropped off five loads of furniture and other junk cleaned out from his deceased uncle’s Jackson home, according to the Clarion-Ledger.
Nice article! I also read on the website that now due to this new clean-up act, people in Mississippi found illegally dumping can be fined up to $1,000 and also be put in jail for up to SIX MONTHS! that is a bit harsh, but if it does anything to help clean up Jackson then it is well worth it.