WHEREAS, recycling enjoys the support of the vast majority of the people of Maine who now have the opportunity to participate in recycling programs; and

WHEREAS, the State of Maine recognizes that "closing the loop" and buying products with sustainable/recycled content is essential to the success of recycling and practices this principle in its purchases; and

WHEREAS, for over three decades, the State of Maine has made the commitment to the waste management strategy of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; and

WHEREAS, recycling has become fundamental to the health and welfare of the people of the State of Maine through its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and

WHEREAS, waste reduction, recycling, and buying sustainable/recycled content products directly contributes to the prosperity of the people of Maine through jobs in manufacturing, collection, processing, marketing, and transportation throughout the state,

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Janet T. Mills, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby proclaim the week of November 11-15, 2024 as

Maine Recycles Week

throughout the State of Maine, and I urge all citizens to participate in their local community's waste reduction and sustainability efforts.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta this thirtieth day of October Two Thousand Twenty-Four