Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2000-0001-0001
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Title: America Recycles Day, 2000: Proclamation 7377 of November 15, 2000
Posted Date: 2000-11-17T05:00Z

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Proclamation
7377­­
America
Recycles
Day,
2000
Presidential
Documents
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Title
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The
President
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Proclamation
7377
of
November
15,
2000
America
Recycles
Day,
2000
By
the
President
of
the
United
States
of
America
A
Proclamation
As
we
look
forward
to
Thanksgiving,
our
annual
celebration
of
America's
great
bounty,
it
is
appropriate
to
observe
America
Recycles
Day
and
focus
on
how
to
preserve
that
bounty
for
the
benefit
of
future
generations.

Recycling
waste
and
purchasing
products
made
from
recycled
materials
are
among
the
easiest
and
most
effective
measures
every
American
can
take
to
conserve
our
resources
and
create
a
cleaner
environment.
Currently,
our
country
recovers
more
than
28
percent
of
the
billions
of
pounds
of
waste
generated
by
Americans
annually­­
an
effort
that
translates
into
enough
savings
to
supply
the
energy
needs
of
9
million
U.
S.
households.
But
the
recycling
process
succeeds
only
when
recovered
materials
are
returned
to
retailers
as
new
products
that
are
purchased
by
consumers;
otherwise,
the
recycled
products
themselves
must
be
disposed
of
as
waste.

Buying
recycled
products
conserves
resources,
reduces
water
and
air
pollution
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
saves
energy.
While
beneficial
for
the
environment,
the
recycling
process
is
good
for
our
economy
as
well.
By
promoting
the
development
of
markets
for
recycled
products,
we
are
also
creating
new
jobs,
many
of
which
are
in
America's
inner
cities,
where
job
creation
is
particularly
critical.
It
is
estimated
that
while
incinerating
10,000
tons
of
waste
creates
1
job,
and
landfilling
the
same
amount
creates
6
jobs,
recycling
the
same
10,000
tons
creates
36
jobs.
Nationwide,
recycling
and
remanufacturing
provide
1
million
jobs
and
$
100
billion
in
revenue.

To
ensure
the
Federal
Government's
leadership
in
the
recycling
effort,
I
signed
an
Executive
Order
in
1998
directing
all
Federal
agencies
to
expand
and
strengthen
their
commitment
to
recycling
and
buying
recycled­
content
and
environmentally
preferable
products.
The
Federal
Government
now
purchases
more
than
$
350
million
in
recycled­
content
products
annually­­
an
increase
of
$
112
million
a
year,
or
30
percent,
from
just
a
decade
ago.

America
Recycles
Day
helps
us
to
build
on
this
progress
by
uniting
environmental
and
community
organizations,
business
and
industry,
and
agencies
at
all
levels
of
government
as
partners
in
the
vital
effort
to
keep
recycling
working.
By
encouraging
every
business
and
consumer
in
America
to
start
or
enhance
recycling
efforts
and
to
buy
recycled­
content
products,
we
can
sustain
our
economy,
improve
our
environment,
and
preserve
our
precious
natural
resources
for
the
sake
of
generations
to
come.

NOW,
THEREFORE,
I,
WILLIAM
J.
CLINTON,
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,
2000,
as
America
Recycles
Day.
I
urge
all
Americans
to
observe
this
day
with
appropriate
ceremonies
and
activities
and
to
take
personal
responsibility
for
the
environment
not
only
by
recycling,
but
also
by
choosing
to
purchase
and
use
products
made
from
recycled
materials.

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

(
Presidential
Sig.)

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