Christmas Tree recycling program launched in Harrison County
Harrison County and Mississippi Power are wasting no time after Christmas, launching their annual Christmas Tree recycling program. It's your opportunity to get rid of your live trees in…
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Picayune Police investigating theft of recyclable cooking oil
Picayune Police are investigating theft of recyclable cooking oil after a tip led to the confiscation of a truck involved in the alleged theft. A business owner told…
New Waste Pro recycling schedule in Gulfport
A head’s up for Gulfport residents, there is a new schedule for recycling collection. Waste Pro garbage will be on Mondays and Thursdays in the areas shaded blue on…
Harrison County hosts 5th annual Christmas Cardboard Recycling event
Harrison County Utility Authority hosted their fifth annual Christmas Cardboard Recycling Event on Saturday. The event took place at five different locations across Harrison County to keep…
Cardboard recycling event this Saturday in Harrison County
If you’re looking for something to do with all your cardboard boxes from the holidays, well, you’re in luck. The cardboard recycling events runs 8 a.m. to noon…
Chevron donates equipment to be turned into reefs
Chevron's Pascagoula refinery partnered with the Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks to donate equipment that will be used as artificial reefs offshore. Five carbon steel structures from a recent refinery project…
Cardboard recycling event is Saturday; Christmas tree recycling ends Monday
A reminder that Saturday is the cardboard recycling event in Harrison County. Residents can drop off their holiday boxes and cardboard to be recycled. The event runs 8 a.m. to Noon on Saturday only. There are five locations for the…
Waste Management to interrupt processing of curbside recycling in Harrison, Jackson counties
A fire at the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority recycling facility has caused Waste Management to halt processing of recycled material collected in Harrison and Jackson counties until repairs are complete. Residential curbside collection of household garbage in Harrison and Jackson…
D’Iberville High teacher buys recycling bins with Mississippi Power grant
D’Iberville High School teacher Evelyn McQueen is using a grant to go green courtesy of Mississippi Power. Earlier this year, Mississippi Power presented McQueen with an environmental grant and she used that money to purchase recycling bins…
Christmas tree recycling locations in Jackson County
Jackson County has announced locations for residents to dispose of their Christmas trees through the month of January. Tree recycling will be available through January 31st at five locations including: The Jackson County Landfill at Seaman Road…
Recycling Christmas trees in Harrison County
Don’t let that tree go to waste! Mississippi Power has partnered up with Harrison County to recycle Christmas trees. Save trees, live better! Walmart is recycling unsold Christmas trees to help beautify our community. Walmart Store Manager…
Harrison County holds Cardboard Recycle Day
Harrison County hosted their third annual Cardboard Recycle Day Saturday, allowing residents to get rid of excess Christmas cardboard. Now that people have enjoyed the holidays and the year is coming to an end, Harrison County wants…
Waste Management suspends recycling collections in Jackson County
Waste Management is suspending service for recycling temporarily because of damage to its facility in Florida. In addition, garbage service is a day behind this week because of Hurricane Sally. Because service was suspended Tuesday, service is a day behind…
Significant increase in recycling rates in Harrison County
Recycling in Harrison County has seen a steady amount of growth over the past few years. The Harrison County Utility Authority switched from smaller 18 gallon receptacles to larger 60 gallon roll-off ones for fiscal year 2018. In that time,…
Recycling your Christmas Trees
Harrison County Beautification Commission and Mississippi Power have partnered to provide Christmas tree recycling services for Harrison County. Recycling begins Thursday, Dec. 26 and ends Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.
New way to recycle on the beach
The Harrison County Beautification Commission, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Mississippi Aquarium, and Gulfport High School came up with a new and interactive way to keep our beaches clean on the Coast. They came together to build a mobile…
Harrison County Utility Authority released record-setting recycling rates
Today is Earth Day and Harrison County Utility Authority officials celebrated by releasing their six month progress report summarizing recycling rates. Those numbers were a reason for celebration. For the first six months of the HCUA fiscal year, tonnage of…
Changes in recycling program in Ocean Springs
The glass bottles and jars Ocean Springs residents have been putting into recycling bins for decades will now be heading to the landfill. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson and officials from Waste Pro made the announcement to end glass recycling,…
‘Throw M Again’ Bead Recycling
With Mardi Gras over, you are probably left with tons of beads that you may not know what to do with. The clients at Gulf Coast Industries will take those beads! Every year they take these leftover beads and clean…
Christmas Cardboard Recycling
The Harrison County Beautification Commission held their annual Christmas Cardboard Recycling event over the weekend. Partnered with Waste Management and Mississippi Power, Harrison County set up three separate locations where people could recycle their cardboard items. The Christmas holiday is…
Guitar strings recycling event at Mississippi Music
Mississippi Music played their part in helping clean up our Earth by hosting a free recycle and restring event on Saturday. Musicians brought in their old guitar strings as part of disposing them properly so they won’t end up in…
Christmas Tree Recycling
Jackson County's solid waste department will collect Christmas trees for recycling beginning today. Recycling of Christmas trees saves space in local landfills and discourages illegal dumping. The purpose of this collection is to turn the trees into composting material in…
Christmas Tree Recycling Next Week
Jackson County’s solid waste department will collect Christmas trees for recycling beginning next week starting Tuesday, December 27th. Recycling of Christmas trees save space in local landfills and discourages illegal dumping. The purpose of this collection is to turn the…
Seven Locations for Christmas Tree Recycling in Harrison County
Seven drop-off locations for Christmas trees recycling will be open in Harrison County between now and January 20th, 2015.