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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 221 / Friday, November 17, 2023 / Presidential Documents 80089 

Proclamation 10673 of November 14, 2023 

America Recycles Day, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

On America Recycles Day, we recognize the critical role recycling plays 

in caring for our environment and addressing the existential threat of climate 

change. We honor the people, communities, and organizations that are working every day to recycle and responsibly steward our natural resources. 

We recommit to each doing our own part to secure a greener, cleaner, 

and more sustainable future for our communities, country, and planet. 

Over a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions—and many of the 

toxins and pollutants that harm public health—come from the production 

and processing of materials that people use every day. That is why recycling 

and reducing waste as much as possible is so important. By recycling, 

we send less waste to landfills and reduce the need for raw materials, 

thereby saving energy and conserving valuable natural resources. Still, our 

country faces too many barriers to recycling. Some Americans are unsure 

about which materials can be recycled, and municipalities struggle to establish connections with markets that can use their recycled materials. Many 

people, especially people of color and low-income Americans, have suffered 

disproportionately from the damaging effects of pollution, including 

landfilled, dumped, or incinerated waste. 

To improve the way our Nation recycles, my Administration made the 

largest investment in recycling in nearly three decades through our Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law. These funds have helped launch dozens of new initiatives, including projects to improve waste management, reduce harm in 

communities that have long faced environmental injustice, and increase 

public awareness and education about recycling. We also released a National 

Recycling Strategy to highlight the ways government, industry, and other 

entities can utilize our recycling and waste management systems—including 

best practices for collecting recyclable products, reaching markets for these 

materials, and funding the latest recycling technologies that will protect 

public health and the environment. In pursuit of our goal to reach netzero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, I signed the Inflation Reduction 

Act, which made the largest investment in climate action in history. 

There is still more we can do to improve recycling practices across the 

country. I call upon manufacturers and businesses to offer more sustainable 

products, to reuse materials and reduce the use of raw materials, to adopt 

effective recycling practices, and to design and build durable projects that 

are fully recyclable. I also call upon all Americans to learn what is recyclable 

in their cities and towns, sort waste into the appropriate bins, embrace 

reusable containers, engage in food composting, and reduce the use of nonrecyclable materials, such as many single-use plastics. Everyone has a role 

to play, and by working together to recycle, we can improve the health 

of our environment and our world for generations to come. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 15, 2023, 

as America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the United States of 

America to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities, and 


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I encourage all Americans to continue their environmental efforts by recycling 

throughout the year. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day 

of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 

forty-eighth. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25639 

Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

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