Cleaning up trash from Mississippi State Fair is enormous job - WAPT Jackson
Cleaning up trash from Mississippi State Fair is enormous job
11-day fair has wrapped up
The Mississippi State Fair is over, but there is still a lot of work going on at the fairgrounds.
“This will take a couple days to get it cleaned up. We’ll get a bulk of it done (Monday),” said fairgrounds director Michael Lasseter.
Foot traffic at the fair was heavy the past 11 days, but Lasseter said the amount of trash is even heavier.
“We have roughly 18 to 20 large roll-off dumpsters, and we run through thousands of yards of trash,” Lasseter said.
But the process has not been so bad since cleanup crews refreshed the area every day.
“There are a lot of people coming around that help pick up all the trash from the different vendors, and they are really organized. It’s been a good experience,” said Macey Harvey, with Harveys Fish Hut. “Set-up and clean-up are both tough, but I’d say cleanup is a little easier because we’re just kind of throwing stuff in the truck and hauling it away.”
Lasseter said he’s already looking forward to the fair next year.
“It’ll be here before you know it,” he said.
The fairgrounds won’t be empty for long. The Jackson Gun Show and Vintage Market Days are scheduled for this weekend.
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