For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 14, 2003
America Recycles Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
To preserve America's majestic beauty, we must conserve our natural
resources and practice responsible stewardship. On America Recycles
Day, we reaffirm our commitment to conservation and recognize the
increase in recycling in the last two decades.
Twenty-five years ago, only one community in the United States had
a curbside recycling program. Today, more than 9,000 communities have
curbside collection, and many others provide drop-off centers or
cooperative collection facilities. Businesses and communities are
boosting recycling collection efforts, and companies are using new
technologies and methods to manufacture products more efficiently.
Manufacturers, retailers, and governmental and non-governmental
organizations are engaging in voluntary product stewardship
partnerships to reduce waste. Industries are also discovering ways to
reduce waste and cost, cut pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and
conserve energy and water.
Many of the products used every day, including aluminum cans,
appliances, office paper, cardboard boxes, furniture, and clothing
contain recycled materials. We also recycle motor oil, tires, plastic,
glass, batteries, and building materials, and we are developing new
ways to recycle electronic products -- the fastest growing portion of
America's municipal waste.
On America Recycles Day, I encourage individuals, businesses,
communities, tribes, and government to continue to work together as
good stewards of America's resources. By using our resources wisely,
we help build a stronger economy and a healthier future.
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, 2003, 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 three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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