[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     PARTNERS FOR RECYCLING PRAISED

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                           HON. DON SUNDQUIST

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 23, 1994

  Mr. SUNDQUIST. Mr. Speaker, As one with a longstanding interest in 
recycling as a way of reducing the amount of waste we need to landfill 
or burn, I am proud to share with my colleagues an innovative project 
undertaken in my State of Tennessee.
  Partners For Recycling a mobile exhibit on integrated solid waste 
management, recycling and the 21st century landfill was part of the 
Second National Tribal Conference on Environmental Management, May 23-
26, 1994, Cherokee, NC. Partners For Recycling is a public-private 
partnership developed by the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Soft 
Drink Association and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Partners For 
Recycling is a permanently mounted, interactive exhibit housed inside a 
recycled over the road 45-foot trailer, designed to move easily from 
one place to another. The exhibit places recycling in the context of 
comprehensive solid waste management system, beginning with source 
reduction, and ending with a 21st century landfill. From statewide 
planning to information on how citizens may participate, the exhibit 
has three dimensional instructional wall panels, an multimedia kiosk, 
videos and a variety of resource materials. The exhibit is staffed by 
retired persons who are members of Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. The 
exhibit itself demonstrates the practical use of recycled materials * * 
* such as recycled extruded aluminum framing, rubber door mats and 
carpet made from recycled PET--soft drink containers.
  I applaud this effort to promote recycling and offer it as an example 
that other public-private partnerships might emulate.

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