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• METH LAB CLEANUP CONTRACTORS LIST ONLINE
  Thursday, November 08, 2007
  A list of contractors certified by the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to cleanup methamphetamine labs is now available from the Division of Waste Management.
• Old Perry County Landfill Remediation Completed
  Friday, November 02, 2007
  Environmental remediation work to reclaim the old Perry County Landfill is complete.
• WASTE TIRE AMNESTY DAYS SET FOR BULLITT, OLDHAM
  Tuesday, August 14, 2007
  Bullitt and Oldham county residents will have a chance to get rid of unwanted scrap tires during tire amnesty days, Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 16-18.
• WASTE TIRE AMNESTY SET FOR BOYD COUNTY
  Tuesday, May 15, 2007
  Area residents can drop off unwanted tires from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, May 17-19, at the state Department of Highways garage, 2.5 miles west of Ashland on U.S. 60.
• MERCURY COLLECTION SET FOR CALLOWAY, GRAVES, MARSHALL COUNTIES
  Tuesday, May 15, 2007
  A free mercury collection program for residents of Calloway, Graves and Marshall counties will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday, May 19, in Murray.
• WASTE TIRE AMNESTY SET FOR ELLIOTT COUNTY
  Tuesday, April 24, 2007
  Area residents can drop off their unwanted tires from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26-28 at the Elliott County garage, two miles west of Sandy Hook on Kentucky Route 7.
• STATE AWARDS $1.2 MILLION OF CRUMB RUBBER GRANTS
  Wednesday, April 18, 2007
  Stan Cave, chief of staff to Governor Ernie Fletcher, and Teresa J. Hill, secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC), announced recipients of crumb rubber grants totaling $1.2 million on Monday, April 16.
• MERCURY COLLECTION SET FOR MCCRACKEN COUNTY
  Wednesday, April 11, 2007
  A free mercury collection program for McCracken County residents will be conducted Saturday, April 14, in Paducah.
• EX-CLAY COUNTY OFFICIAL INDICTED: Allegedly inflated bids for cleaning up illegal dumps
  Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  The former solid waste coordinator for Clay County has been indicted for allegedly misusing information that was the basis for bids submitted to the state for cleaning up illegal dumps in his county.
• COMMONWEALTH CLEANUP WEEK IS MARCH 25-31: Cash prizes, reimbursement for tire cleanups available
  Friday, March 09, 2007
  The 9th annual Commonwealth Cleanup Week is March 25-31. Nonprofit organizations that register and conduct cleanups are eligible to win cash prizes.
• State offers dump cleanup, recycling grants
  Friday, March 09, 2007
  The Kentucky Division of Waste Management in the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet is accepting grant applications for illegal dump cleanups and recycling projects.
• Remedial work in progress at old landfills
  Monday, February 05, 2007
  Environmental remediation is finished or nearing completion at a number of old, closed landfills around the state. These projects are funded by Kentucky Pride Program.
• State launches recycling grant program
  Wednesday, January 31, 2007
  The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management is accepting recycling grant proposals. The application deadline is Monday, April 2.
• State accepting crumb rubber grant proposals
  Monday, December 04, 2006
  The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet is accepting grant proposals for projects that promote the use of recycled waste tires. The deadline is 4 p.m. EST Jan. 31.
• GOING GREEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Shoppers can ‘green’ their electronic purchases
  Tuesday, November 28, 2006
  Are you getting or giving an electronic gift during this holiday season? The Kentucky Division of Waste Management has tips on “buying green” and, if the electronic gift is a replacement item, disposing of the resulting electronic scrap or “e-scrap” responsibly.
• Mercury collection set Saturday
  Thursday, November 16, 2006
  Northern Kentucky residents, businesses and institutions can bring mercury and mercury-containing equipment to the main office of Sanitation District No. 1, 1045 Eaton Drive, Fort Wright, on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST.
• Mercury collection in Richmond nets 150 pounds
  Wednesday, November 01, 2006
  About 150 pounds of mercury and mercury-containing equipment were turned in during a Madison County mercury collection program held in late October 2006.
• Students asked to help create new logo
  Friday, October 27, 2006
  Kentucky students in grades K-12 are being asked to help create a new Commonwealth Cleanup Week logo.
• Mercury collection set in Richmond
  Thursday, October 19, 2006
  A mercury collection program will be conducted Saturday, Oct. 21, in Richmond.
• Waste tire amnesty under way in Gateway ADD
  Thursday, October 12, 2006
  An estimated 87,000 tires have been collected so far during state-sponsored waste tire collections in the Gateway Area Development District.
• Rule changes integrate underground storage tank programs
  Thursday, October 12, 2006
  Amendments to underground storage tank (UST) regulations have been approved by the Legislative Research Commission. The Kentucky Division of Waste Management is holding seminars Oct. 30 and 31 in Frankfort.