[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 677 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 677

    To express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of 
     recycling and the inception of recycling on the National Mall.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2010

    Mr. Carper (for himself and Ms. Snowe) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    To express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of 
     recycling and the inception of recycling on the National Mall.

Whereas, since 1997, communities across the United States have come together 
        each year to celebrate and observe America Recycles Day on November 
        15th;
Whereas America Recycles Day, which is managed by the nonprofit organization 
        Keep America Beautiful, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated 
        solely to the promotion of recycling in the United States;
Whereas recycling is important to the sustainability of resources of the United 
        States;
Whereas Americans throw away enough aluminum cans every month to rebuild the 
        entire commercial air fleet of the United States;
Whereas the United States should encourage the establishment of recycling 
        programs and services;
Whereas the National Mall is one of the most recognized and popular national 
        parks in the United States and, as such, can serve as a model for 
        recycling in parks and public places across the United States;
Whereas a study conducted in 2010 assessed that of the 1,200 tons of waste 
        collected annually on the National Mall, about half is recyclable;
Whereas the National Park Service oversees activities on the National Mall and 
        recognized a need to be a leader in encouraging recycling in our 
        Nation's capital;
Whereas the National Park Foundation is the charitable partner of the National 
        Park Service and administers programs to fund park conservation and 
        restoration efforts, foster youth engagement, promote citizenship, and 
        preserve history;
Whereas the Trust for the National Mall is a nonprofit organization started to 
        help beautify and refurbish the facilities and grounds of the National 
        Mall by raising funds from individuals, groups, and corporations with a 
        common goal of keeping the capital city of the United States beautiful 
        for more than 30,000,000 visitors each year;
Whereas The Coca-Cola Company, a private company, has created a subsidiary 
        company, Coca-Cola Recycling, with the goal of recapturing the 
        equivalent of 100 percent of the packaging placed in the North American 
        marketplace by Coca-Cola products;
Whereas effective public-private partnerships, such as the partnership among the 
        National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, the Trust for the 
        National Mall, and The Coca-Cola Company, have allowed a comprehensive 
        recycling plan to be implemented on the National Mall; and
Whereas the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, the Trust for 
        the National Mall, and The Coca-Cola Company have been working together 
        to install recycling infrastructure on the National Mall since July 
        2010, allowing the National Park Service to implement a permanent 
        recycling program on the National Mall in November 2010: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the importance of observing America Recycles 
        Day; and
            (2) commends the National Park Service, the National Park 
        Foundation, the Trust for the National Mall, and The Coca-Cola 
        Company for--
                    (A) establishing and promoting recycling on the 
                National Mall; and
                    (B) providing an excellent example for government 
                agencies and corporate citizens to follow in making 
                recycling possible in public places across the United 
                States.
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