America Recycles Day, 2004

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Part II

The President

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Proclamation 7846--America Recycles Day, 2004

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 7846 of November 15, 2004

America Recycles Day, 2004

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Our Nation is dedicated to good stewardship of our
natural resources. On America Recycles Day, we reaffirm
our commitment to preserving our resources and
recycling.

Our country produces more than 200 million tons of
municipal solid waste--approximately 4 pounds of waste
per person per day. As more garbage is generated, the
demands on our landfills, natural resources, and
environment continue to grow. Recycling helps conserve
energy and natural resources, provides raw materials
for key domestic industries, reduces air and water
pollution, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, and promotes
the development of cleaner technologies. Recycling and
composting diverts millions of tons of material away
from landfills and incinerators. Through curbside
collection and recyclable drop-off centers, communities
across our Nation are demonstrating their commitment to
protecting our environment and to building a better
future for our next generation.

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, 2004, 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
fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand four, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

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