Research Article

A Case History Study of the Recycling Efforts from the United States Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Katrina Debris Removal Mission in Mississippi

Table 1

Debris (m3) removed from ROE and/or ROW in 16 Mississippi counties.

CountyDebris type@Total debrisROEROWNo. TDSRSVegetation reduction

ClarkeV; CD72,509072,5092I (2)*
CovingtonV; CD; HH; WG; EW346,22356,497289,7263I (3)
ForrestV; CD; HH; WG; EW1,876,870255,4221,621,4485I (1); G (5)
GeorgeV; CD; HH; WG; EW480,970165,658315,3122G (1)
GreeneV3,78203,7821I (1)
HancockV; CD; HH; WG; EW;VV4,137,3771,617,2152,520,1626I (1)
HarrisonV; CD; HH; WG; EW;VV1,046,314548,391497,9231G (1)
JacksonV; CD; HH; WG; EW;VV3,324,483609,0732,715,4106G (1)
JonesV; CD; WG1,474,21701,474,2174I (2); G (2)
LamarV; CD; HH; WG; EW1,122,628212,905909,7234I (1); G (3)
LeakeV; CD28,602028,6021I (1)
LincolnV82,301082,3012G (2)
NewtonV; CD79,820079,8201I (1)
PerryV; CD; HH; WG; EW417,43970,006347,4332I (1); G (1)
PikeV252,8110252,8112G (2)
WalthallV395,6860395,6862G (2)
Grand Total15,142,0323,535,16711,606,86544I(14); G(20)

@V: vegetative; CD: construction and demolition; HH: household hazardous waste; WG: white goods; EW: electronic wastes; VV: vehicles and vessels.
*I (#): incineration reduction method (no. TDSRS where incineration was used).
G (#): grinding reduction method (no. TDSRS where grinding was used).