[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON COCA-COLA FACILITY

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 2009

  Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, today I want to applaud the Coca-Cola 
facility, located in Bellevue, Washington, for their remarkable efforts 
and leadership in sustainability and conservation.
  In August, I toured this Coca-Cola facility in my district in order 
to see for myself the extraordinary environmental efforts going on 
there. In May, the facility was the recipient of the Business Generator 
Recycler of the Year Award, presented by the Washington State Recycling 
Association, after finishing 2008 with a recycling rate of 99.7 
percent! The tour was impressive, to say the least, and I am so proud 
to represent such a great example of corporate responsibility and 
stewardship.
  I also understand Coca-Cola is celebrating Corporate Responsibility 
and Sustainability in Action week in Bellevue soon and I hope CEO John 
Brock and his employees will enjoy their visit to the Eighth District 
of Washington. I know the Coca-Cola Corporation and their facility in 
Bellevue will continue to provide sound environmental leadership and I 
thank them for their earnest investment in sustainability, stewardship 
and conservation.

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