Hazardous-waste collection is a valuable service
On May 6, I went to the hazardous-waste collection at Mississippi Power in Gulfport. It was fast, easy and well-organized. There were maybe 40 vehicles ahead of me but I was in and out in 20 minutes. I drove from spot to spot while the volunteers unloaded stuff from my truck bed.
I had been saving stuff for years that I knew should not be put in the trash: used oil, old garden chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs, dead batteries and electronic junk. It was a relief to get rid of it in a responsible way.
Thank you to Mississippi Power and the volunteers who gave up most of their Saturday for providing this valuable public service.
Harold Preble
Diamondhead
This story was originally published May 14, 2017 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Hazardous-waste collection is a valuable service."