PRINTER'S NO. 4410
No. 688 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY G. WRIGHT, BEBKO-JONES, BASTIAN, CAPPELLI, J. EVANS, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, McILHATTAN, MUNDY, PICKETT, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR, SHANER, STEELMAN, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, VITALI, WALKO, WATSON, M. WRIGHT, CALTAGIRONE, FAIRCHILD, WOJNAROSKI, LEWIS, M. BAKER, CORRIGAN, DALEY, COY, PALLONE, SANTONI, HERMAN AND HERSHEY, OCTOBER 8, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 8, 2002
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating the month of October 2002 as "Buy Recycled Month" in 2 Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, The average American generates more than 4.3 pounds 4 of waste which requires disposal each day; and 5 WHEREAS, Each year Americans deposit 152 million tons of 6 waste in landfills and incinerators; and 7 WHEREAS, This rate of use and disposal takes a particularly 8 heavy toll on irreplaceable natural resources such as minerals 9 and petroleum; and 10 WHEREAS, Labels on recycled products facilitate ease in 11 buying environmentally friendly products and highlight the 12 benefits of recycling; and 13 WHEREAS, The recycling industry contributes to the economic 14 viability of this Commonwealth; therefore be it 15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
1 month of October 2002 as "Buy Recycled Month" in Pennsylvania 2 and encourage businesses, communities and individuals to 3 purchase recycled products, especially those products 4 manufactured in this Commonwealth, during the month of October 5 and throughout the year. J4L82MRD/20020H0688R4410 - 2 -