[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 71861-71864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30068]
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Vol. 76
Friday,
No. 223
November 18, 2011
Part VII
The President
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Proclamation 8754--America Recycles Day, 2011
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The President
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Proclamation 8754 of November 15, 2011
America Recycles Day, 2011
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As Americans, we have a responsibility to ensure future
generations benefit from an abundance of natural
resources and a healthy planet. To meet this
obligation, we must take steps to consume carefully,
recycle a wide variety of products and materials, and
reuse whenever possible. On America Recycles Day, we
celebrate the commitment of individuals across our
country to live sustainably, and we rededicate
ourselves to thoughtful resource management at home and
in the workplace.
For decades, American families have advanced the common
good of our Nation by recycling regularly and promoting
conservation. During the First and Second World Wars,
families participated in scrap drives, gathering cloth,
paper, and metals for reuse in manufacturing that
helped fuel our military and our economic growth. Since
then, we have bolstered recycling programs through
individual action, community engagement, and national
initiatives, and we have broadened our efforts to
include a vast array of pioneering industrial processes
that will drive our clean economy and create green
jobs. These advances cut waste, preserve our natural
bounty, and spur the robust and sustainable economic
growth that will carry us through this century and into
the next.
To meet the economic and environmental challenges that
confront our country today, we must update and expand
existing recycling programs and dedicate ourselves to
devising new strategies to accommodate emerging
technologies. Our Nation generates over two million
tons of used electronics annually, and without
following proper recycling and management practices,
the disposal of our old computers, monitors, and cell
phones can release toxic materials into our
environment, endanger human health, and prevent the
recovery and reuse of valuable resources. For the well-
being of our people and our planet, we must consider
the full lifecycle impacts of our products and strive
to manage our resources in a sustainable way.
To ensure America remains a global leader in developing
new, sustainable electronics technologies, my
Administration launched the National Strategy for
Electronics Stewardship earlier this year. The strategy
establishes a framework for responsible electronics
design, purchasing, management, and recycling that will
accelerate our burgeoning electronics recycling market
and create jobs for the future here at home. To lead by
example, my Administration is committed to efficient
use, reuse, and proper disposal of electronics within
the Federal Government, and we are collaborating with
certified recycling centers to handle and dispose of
used electronics safely and effectively. We are also
forging new partnerships with the private sector that
will advance electronics recycling across our country.
Through collaboration and shared responsibility, we are
protecting public health, preserving environmental
quality, and laying the foundation for a 21st-century
economy.
America Recycles Day offers us an opportunity to
reflect on the remarkable strides we have made in the
pursuit of sustainability, and to challenge ourselves
to do even more. As we rise to meet this challenge, we
fulfill a promise to our children that they will
inherit a world more beautiful and prosperous than the
one we received.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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, 2011, as
America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the
United States to observe this day with appropriate
programs and activities, and I encourage all Americans
to continue their recycling efforts throughout the
year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
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