America Recycles Day, 2013

Vol. 78

Tuesday,

No. 223

November 19, 2013

Part II

The President

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Proclamation 9057--America Recycles Day, 2013

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9057 of November 14, 2013

America Recycles Day, 2013

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During the First and Second World Wars, Americans
showed their patriotism by participating in scrap
drives and salvage collections. A committed citizenry
gave up their personal typewriters, joined in volunteer
efforts to harvest oil-producing peanuts, and donated
old tires in a nationwide push to conserve and
repurpose resources vital to our common welfare. Today,
we face new threats--to our environment, our health,
and our climate--that require all of us to do our part.
On America Recycles Day, we carry forward a great
national tradition and enlist a new generation of
environmental stewards.

A typical American produces more than four pounds of
waste each day, and some of this waste, including old
computers and cell phones, could damage our health and
harm our environment if not recycled properly.
Recycling not only reduces pollution, but also saves
energy, preserves valuable raw materials, and reduces
emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to
climate change. In addition, it spurs economic growth,
generating billions of dollars each year and supporting
local manufacturers who depend on recycled materials to
make their products.

America Recycles Day offers an opportunity for each of
us to reflect on the ways our habits shape the world
around us. In our homes, offices, and schools, let us
strive to make recycling a part of our daily lives. We
should reuse or donate when possible, and recycle or
compost as much as we are able. Students can get
involved by championing waste-free lunches, recycling
programs, and collection drives to repurpose resources
like used shoes, water bottles, and digital cameras.

Our environmental legacy will not reflect any single
policy or initiative; it will be the sum of millions of
small actions, the decisions we make each day. Today,
let us join with family, friends, and neighbors to make
that legacy a strong one.

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, 2013, 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 reducing, reusing, and recycling
efforts 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 thirteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
eighth.