PENNSYLVANIA, November 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 1207

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

208

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY COMITTA, YAW, KEARNEY, FONTANA, STREET, BROWNE,

KANE, MARTIN, SANTARSIERO, BREWSTER, SCHWANK, GORDNER, COSTA

AND STEFANO, NOVEMBER 8, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating November 15, 2021, as "Pennsylvania Recycles Day"

and joining "Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful" to make recycling

bigger and better in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The average person in Pennsylvania generates 4.8

pounds of solid waste per day or 1,752 pounds per year; and

WHEREAS, Recycling began in Pennsylvania in 1988 with the

passage of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste

Reduction Act (Act 101) that requires larger municipalities to

recycle; and

WHEREAS, Today, more than 11.6 million residents, at least

94% of this Commonwealth's population, have access to recycling;

and

WHEREAS, Recycling contributes to clean water, saves energy

and preserves our natural resources; and

WHEREAS, Recycling materials like paper, cardboard, metal and

plastics can be transformed into new, usable items; and

WHEREAS, Recycling ensures that the old materials can be

correctly repurposed into new products; and

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