Desoto County News

County to begin Fall Cleanup Week on Saturday

Oct. 11, 2024 – DeSoto County officials are beginning their annual effort to help “tidy up the place” as Fall Cleanup Week begins on Saturday, Oct. 12. Supervisors proclaimed the week starting Saturday and continuing through Oct. 20 as Fall Cleanup Week. To help in the effort, supervisors earlier approved dumpsters being placed in locations throughout the county to deposit trash. 

The dumpsters locations are as follows: 

  1. ACI Fire Department – 4735 Red Banks Rd S.
  2. Bridgetown Fire Department – 3980 Malone Rd
  3. Cockrum Old Schoolhouse – 3960 Hwy 305 S.
  4. Eudora Park – 9133 W Commerce 
  5. Fairhaven Fire Department – 13701 Center Hill Rd
  6. Greenbrook Softball Complex – 740 Stowewood Dr
  7. Hernando Middle School- 700 Dilworth Lane
  8. Horn Lake Middle School- 6125 Hurt Road
  9. Lewisburg Primary – 1707 Craft Road N.
  10. Love Fire Department – 7345 Highway 51 S.
  11. Nesbit Water Association – 901 Pleasant Hill Rd
  12. Robertson-Donald Park – 7369 Hwy 301 N.
  13. Summershill Fire Dept #1 – 7600 Pleasant Hill Rd
  14. Walls Area – 7181 Delta Bluffs Parkway

Here’s a list of the items that will be allowed in the dumpsters: 

  • Furniture 
  • Mattresses
  • Lumber
  • Carpet
  • Bricks
  • Limbs
  • Leaves
  • Plastic Toys
  • Fencing
  • Rubbish

However, these items will not be allowed in dumpsters: 

  • Aerosols
  • All-Purpose Cleaners
  • Tires/ Batteries
  • Anti-Freeze
  • Oil/ Paint
  • Electronics
  • Insecticides
  • Herbicides

If you have any questions, contact the county’s Environmental Services Department at 662-469-8152 or by email at: environmentalservices@desotocountyms.gov.