[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, PEARL RIVER, NY

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 1996

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to recognize the 
Orange and Rockland Utilities Co., Pearl River, NY, upon receipt of the 
Edison Electric Institutes' Common Goals Special Distinction Award for 
outstanding achievements in the field of environmental partnerships.
  O&R teamed up with the Rockland County Association for Retarded 
Citizens to initiate a highly successful recycling investment recovery 
program, recycling more than 2,200 tons of materials and in the process 
saving more than 480,000 cubic feet of precious landfill. the program 
was not only self-sustaining; it turned a profit.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Orange and Rockland for their commitment and 
dedication to the community. I am grateful for their continuous efforts 
to conserve the precious environment that we live in. It is refreshing 
to know that there are such companies realizing the importance of 
placing equal emphasis on the need to preserve the environment while 
turning a profit. I am pleased to take this opportunity to praise the 
employees of Orange and Rockland who helped to implement this recovery 
program.

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