[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 80089-80090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25639]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 221 / Friday, November 17, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10673 of November 14, 2023

                
America Recycles Day, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On America Recycles Day, we recognize the critical role 
                recycling plays in caring for our environment and 
                addressing the existential threat of climate change. We 
                honor the people, communities, and organizations that 
                are working every day to recycle and responsibly 
                steward our natural resources. We recommit to each 
                doing our own part to secure a greener, cleaner, and 
                more sustainable future for our communities, country, 
                and planet.

                Over a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions--
                and many of the toxins and pollutants that harm public 
                health--come from the production and processing of 
                materials that people use every day. That is why 
                recycling and reducing waste as much as possible is so 
                important. By recycling, we send less waste to 
                landfills and reduce the need for raw materials, 
                thereby saving energy and conserving valuable natural 
                resources. Still, our country faces too many barriers 
                to recycling. Some Americans are unsure about which 
                materials can be recycled, and municipalities struggle 
                to establish connections with markets that can use 
                their recycled materials. Many people, especially 
                people of color and low-income Americans, have suffered 
                disproportionately from the damaging effects of 
                pollution, including landfilled, dumped, or incinerated 
                waste.

                To improve the way our Nation recycles, my 
                Administration made the largest investment in recycling 
                in nearly three decades through our Bipartisan 
                Infrastructure Law. These funds have helped launch 
                dozens of new initiatives, including projects to 
                improve waste management, reduce harm in communities 
                that have long faced environmental injustice, and 
                increase public awareness and education about 
                recycling. We also released a National Recycling 
                Strategy to highlight the ways government, industry, 
                and other entities can utilize our recycling and waste 
                management systems--including best practices for 
                collecting recyclable products, reaching markets for 
                these materials, and funding the latest recycling 
                technologies that will protect public health and the 
                environment. In pursuit of our goal to reach net-zero 
                greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, I signed the 
                Inflation Reduction Act, which made the largest 
                investment in climate action in history.

                There is still more we can do to improve recycling 
                practices across the country. I call upon manufacturers 
                and businesses to offer more sustainable products, to 
                reuse materials and reduce the use of raw materials, to 
                adopt effective recycling practices, and to design and 
                build durable projects that are fully recyclable. I 
                also call upon all Americans to learn what is 
                recyclable in their cities and towns, sort waste into 
                the appropriate bins, embrace reusable containers, 
                engage in food composting, and reduce the use of non-
                recyclable materials, such as many single-use plastics. 
                Everyone has a role to play, and by working together to 
                recycle, we can improve the health of our environment 
                and our world 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, 
                2023, 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

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                I encourage all Americans to continue their 
                environmental efforts by recycling 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 twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2023-25639
Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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