The white pine green up project helps keep the 5 7 million acres of federal land and four state parks in white pine county, nevada beautiful for local residents and visitors to enjoy IT benefits the…

The white pine green up project helps keep the 5 7 million acres of federal land and four state parks in white pine county, nevada beautiful for local residents and visitors to enjoy IT benefits the public by discouraging illegal dumping of large items onto public lands, allowing these items to be dropped off for free at the city of ELY s landfill and reimbursing the city of ELY for landfill deposit fees waived over a five year performance period main deposit categories are construction waste, appliances, animals, tires, and car bodies the city of ELY provides monthly statements showing the number of large items accepted at its landfill at no charge, along with the corresponding cost normally charged to the public this will illustrate the decline of illegal dumping on public lands in white pine county the project also contributes to recycling efforts the white pine green up project is a continuation of the successful program started in 2003 that helps protect the environment, reduces illegal dumping cleanup costs, and returns public lands to productive uses such as recreation