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• State accepting crumb rubber grant proposals
  Thursday, December 11, 2008
  The Energy and Environment Cabinet is accepting grant proposals for projects that promote the use of recycled waste tires for athletic fields, playgrounds, and other crumb rubber or mulch applications. The deadline is Feb. 16.
• Landfill in Adair still burning; hot spots being addressed
  Thursday, November 06, 2008
  Fire suppression efforts continue at Pyles Demolition Recycling, a construction demolition and debris landfill in Columbia, where a subsurface fire was discovered in early October.
• State has guidelines for storm debris disposal
  Monday, September 15, 2008
  The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) has specific guidelines for proper disposal of woody and vegetative debris left in the aftermath of severe storms.
• DERBY TANK ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP COMPLETE
  Monday, September 08, 2008
  Environmental cleanup of the old Derby Tank and Car Cleaning site near Ekron in Meade County is complete.
• Contract awarded for $1.3 million landfill project
  Wednesday, July 30, 2008
  The state has awarded a $1.3 million construction contract for environmental remediation at two adjacent closed landfills in Clark County.
• Kentucky meth lab cleanup law amended
  Monday, July 14, 2008
  Kentucky's methamphetamine lab cleanup law has been amended.
• Governor Beshear announces $1.5 million in waste grants
  Friday, June 06, 2008
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced 34 recycling and household hazardous waste grants totaling $1.5 million.
• Recycling organization will meet in June
  Wednesday, May 07, 2008
  The Kentucky Recycling Interest Group (KRIG) will meet June 17 at the Eastern Kentucky University campus in Richmond.
• Governor announces $1 million in crumb rubber grants
  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  Governor Steve Beshear announced recipients of 43 crumb rubber grants totaling almost $1 million today, kicking off Kentucky’s celebration of Earth Week 2008.
• Environmental Protection directors named
  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet Secretary Robert Vance announced the appointment of two division directors in the Department for Environmental Protection (DEP).
• Commonwealth Cleanup Week reaches 10th year
  Monday, March 03, 2008
  The 10th annual Commonwealth Cleanup Week will be March 23-29. This is a week-long event coordinated by the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.
• Meth lab cleanup orientation slated
  Friday, February 15, 2008
  Contractors certified to clean up methamphetamine (meth) labs will have an opportunity to receive important information concerning Kentucky’s new meth lab cleanup program during an orientation on Feb. 27 in Frankfort.
• New recycling organization is forming
  Tuesday, February 12, 2008
  Some key players in the recycling industry met last week and began laying the groundwork for a new statewide networking organization – the Kentucky Recycling Interest Group (KRIG).
• STATE HAS GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSING OF STORM DEBRIS
  Wednesday, February 06, 2008
  The Department for Environmental Protection has specific guidelines for proper disposal of woody and vegetative debris left in the aftermath of severe storms.
• Grants available for recycling, household hazardous waste and mercury projects
  Wednesday, January 09, 2008
  The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet is accepting grant proposals for projects relating to recycling and management of household hazardous waste and mercury. The deadline is April 1.
• State accepting crumb rubber grant proposals
  Monday, December 03, 2007
  The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet is accepting grant proposals for projects that promote the use of recycled waste tires.
• State issues permit for Benson Valley Landfill expansion
  Friday, November 30, 2007
  The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management has issued a permit allowing the Benson Valley Area Landfill, Frankfort, to expand.
• Waste reduction is theme of art contest for Commonwealth Cleanup Week
  Wednesday, November 28, 2007
  A student art contest to illustrate the importance of waste reduction will be among the highlights of the 10th annual Commonwealth Cleanup Week, March 23-29.
• Remediation of old Campbellsville Landfill complete
  Tuesday, November 27, 2007
  Environmental remediation of the old Campbellsville Landfill, a $9 million project financed by the Kentucky Pride Fund, is complete.
• 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.