[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58049-58050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29158]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7503 of November 15, 2001

                
America Recycles Day, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                We must preserve our natural heritage by serving as 
                good stewards of our land. Recycling helps to serve 
                this important function by conserving our natural 
                resources as we reuse them where we can. Recycling 
                safeguards our environment and helps keep America 
                beautiful for present and future generations.

                The United States generates more than 230 million tons 
                of municipal solid waste every year, which amounts to 
                four and a half pounds of trash per person per day. 
                However, thanks to the efforts of the American people, 
                we are now recovering more than 64 million tons of 
                usable material annually, and that rate has doubled 
                since 1990.

                Successful recycling includes not only the collection 
                of materials, but also the manufacture of new products 
                and the purchase of recycled content products. Buying 
                products made of recycled materials contributes to 
                domestic energy conservation and ultimately, a cleaner 
                environment. For example, recycling one aluminum can 
                saves enough energy to run a television set for three 
                hours. Recycling a ton of glass saves the equivalent of 
                9 gallons of fuel oil, and recycling solid waste 
                prevents the release of 37 million tons of carbon into 
                the air--roughly the amount emitted annually by 28 
                million cars.

                As more products made with recycled materials reach the 
                marketplace, individual consumers, corporations, and 
                Federal agencies are purchasing these goods as cost-
                effective and responsible business solutions. Such 
                items may range from recycled content paper, retread 
                tires, and re-refined oil, to concrete and insulation 
                containing recycled materials.

                Our Nation is making great progress by recycling, but 
                we can and must do better. America Recycles Day 2001 
                represents a partnership among Government, industry, 
                and environmental organizations to promote recycling 
                and to encourage the participation of all our citizens. 
                As part of the event, the Federal Government hosted a 
                poster contest for the children of Federal employees to 
                help raise awareness in the Government, and across the 
                Nation, of the need to continue protecting the 
                environment by recycling. All Americans can help 
                ``Close the Recycling Circle,'' by recycling products 
                in our homes, schools, offices, and communities, and 
                also by purchasing products made from recycled 
                materials. These recycling and remanufacturing 
                activities help conserve resources and also stimulate 
                our economy by creating jobs and revenue.

                Last year, more than 3 million people in all 50 States 
                and 2 U.S. territories committed to reduce, reuse, and 
                recycle more and to buy recycled products. For America 
                Recycles Day 2001, I encourage all Americans to build 
                on these achievements by recycling and by purchasing 
                and using products made from recycled materials. These 
                responsible actions can help protect our environment 
                and conserve natural resources for the benefit of all.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 15, 2001,

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                as America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the 
                United States to observe this day with appropriate 
                programs and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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[FR Doc. 01-29158
Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P