Mississippi Power's Renew Our Rivers successfully concludes its 19th year
Gulfport, Miss. - Mississippi Power’s award-winning environmental stewardship project Renew Our Rivers recently concluded its 19th year with eight clean ups across the company's service territory.
More than 400 volunteers recovered 11.5 tons of waste from the waterways including tires, car parts, chairs and other large debris.
"It is impressive to see the progress made during each event,” said Renew Our Rivers co-chair and Environmental Specialist PJ Wylie. “As a company we value investing in our environment, and this year we demonstrated our commitment by surpassing last year's collected waste by half a ton."
Volunteer wise, Deer Island served as the largest cleanup with approximately 135 volunteers collecting two tons of debris. However, Pascagoula River served as the largest cleanup tonnage wise, with more than 90 volunteers retrieving four tons of waste.
In Mississippi Power's Northern Division, more than 40 Pine Belt and Meridian employees recovered a total of 40 bags of trash at the Okatoma Creek and Chunky River events. At the Pearl River, Pass Christian, Back Bay and Gulfport Lake cleanups nearly 30 volunteers recovered 4.5 tons of debris collectively.
"We are very thankful for the hard work and dedication shown by employees across our service territory,” said Wylie. “It's encouraging to see our volunteer numbers on the rise, and we look forward to celebrating our 20th year of Renew Our Rivers in 2025’.”
Now in its 99th year of operations, Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and affordable energy for more than 192,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. Mississippi Power was recognized by the Edison Electric Institute with an Emergency Response Award in 2023. The company was also a recent recipient of the Community Partner Impact Award from the Center for Energy Workforce Development for its innovative and ongoing efforts to build a diverse workforce. With nearly 160 megawatts of approved solar energy capacity, Mississippi Power is the largest partner in providing renewable energy in the state of Mississippi. Visit our websites at mississippipower.com and mississippipowernews.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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