[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 45 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]
[Page 1421]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 8319--America Recycles Day, 2008

 November 14, 2008

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    On America Recycles Day, we highlight the importance of recycling as 
a way to safeguard and protect the environment and preserve our precious 
natural resources.
    We live in a country of splendor and beauty, and no matter which 
State each of us calls home, we all have a responsibility to practice 
good environmental stewardship. It is in our Nation's best interest that 
government, businesses, community organizations, and individuals work 
together to conserve our natural resources. The Environmental Protection 
Agency, through its Resource Conservation Challenge, is encouraging 
communities to increase recycling collection. Through the Plug-In To 
eCycling Campaign, we are working to make it easier for Americans to 
donate or safely recycle old electronics, including TVs, computers, and 
cell phones. By recycling we can strengthen local economies, reduce 
greenhouse gases, conserve natural resources, and save landfill space. 
Using our resources wisely, we can make our communities more livable and 
our world a cleaner place for our children and grandchildren.
    On this day, we remember our opportunity to preserve the great 
American landscape through recycling. By continuing to work together, we 
can maintain and enjoy the beauty of our land for generations to come.
     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, 2008, 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 fourteenth day 
of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
third.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., November 18, 
2008]

Note: This proclamation will be published in the Federal Register on 
November 19.