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August 1, 2007
The Board of
Selectmen voted on July 31, 2007 to adopt the following resolution.
From this date forward all departments are instructed to recycle
all paper products whenever possible.
RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT OF THE
MASS RECYCLES PAPER CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS: The
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection estimates that
the citizens and businesses of Massachusetts throw away 1.5 million
tons of paper each year, and
WHEREAS: it
costs the taxpayers of Massachusetts an estimated $100 million per
year to dispose of this paper; and
WHEREAS: post-consumer
paper is a valuable commodity that, when recycled, generates millions
of dollars for cities, towns and businesses; and
WHEREAS: recycling
paper saves energy and reduces green house gas emissions; and
WHEREAS: recycling
adds significantly to the Massachusetts economy through the creation
of nearly 20,000 recycling industry jobs with a combined annual
payroll of $557 million; and
WHEREAS: may
of the Commonwealth's citizens and businesses are not aware of the
broad spectrum of paper products that can be recycled instead of
thrown away.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Selectmen of Walpole to:
- Join Mass
Recycle's "Mass
Recycles Paper" Campaign by endeavoring to educate
its citizens about the importance of recycling paper for environmental
and economic reasons.
- Encourage
its residents to use the paper recycling services provided to
the maximum extent possible.
- Serve as
a role model by recycling waste paper from all of its municipal
offices.
PASSED AND
ADOPTED by the Board of Selectmen of Walpole at a regular meeting
thereof held on the thirty-first day of July, 2007.
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