Presidential Document2022-25195
America Recycles Day, 2022
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November 17, 2022
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November 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 68885-68886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25195]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 221 / Thursday, November 17, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10496 of November 14, 2022
America Recycles Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On America Recycles Day, we promote the benefits of
recycling for our health, environment, and economy and
we reenergize the efforts all of us can take to meet
the obligations we have as a Nation to future
generations. By manufacturing and packaging more
recyclable products, producing less waste, and reusing
precious resources, we can cut greenhouse gas
emissions, create new good-paying jobs, and do our part
to help address the climate crisis.
While we know its benefits, recycling is at a
crossroads today in many parts of this country. Too
many Americans are uncertain about what materials can
or should be recycled. Municipalities have trouble
finding markets for their recycled waste. Also, as we
extract and process more natural resources when we
could otherwise reuse materials, we emit dangerous
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. People of color
and low-income Americans, who are more likely to live
near landfills and other waste processing plants, often
suffer disproportionately from the damaging effects of
pollution, which impact their health, their
livelihoods, and the quality of their lives.
In response, my Administration has released a National
Recycling Strategy to guide our efforts to educate
Americans about recycling best-practices. This strategy
discusses ways to improve collection methods of
recyclable products, how to more effectively identify
markets for these materials, and how to fund the next
generation of recycling technologies. It encourages
investments in technologies that recycle important
resources. It also strengthens the steps my
Administration has taken to address climate change and
achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later
than 2050, including by signing the Inflation Reduction
Act into law--a historic investment in clean energy
manufacturing and climate action.
For the health of our planet, we must build an economy
that prioritizes reducing, reusing, and recycling
materials. The Federal Government can--and should--lead
by example, but each of us has a role to play. Today, I
call on all Americans to take action in their own
lives: Dispose of waste in the proper bins whenever
possible, reuse containers, compost food, and use
products made with recycled materials. I also call on
all manufacturers and corporations to do their part to
improve the reusability and recyclability of the
products they sell and to reduce the amount of non-
recyclable packaging they use. Together, as we activate
our collective will and actualize our shared
responsibility, we can create a cleaner and greener
country that secures our future for generations to
come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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,
2022, as America Recycles Day. I call upon the people
of the United States of America 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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