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7 <br />,~. ~'~ . <br />. ~ <br />~ ! <br />.rYx ~( <br />~~~ • <br />.IatV~ES 8. HUNT, JR. <br />GOYEANQR <br />EAECUTTYE QTtb,lrtR N4. 8 <br />STATE GOVEI3;IVN~NT RECYCT.IlVG, REDUCT'IDN GF SQLII) WASTE, AKD <br />F'VRCHASE gyp' ~RC>DUC7'S WITH RECYC~,ED CL3NTENT <br />WAF~AS, 83l of the 9.5 million tans of solid waste generated anngalIy in North <br />Carolina is disposed of in landfills; and <br />l~REgS, the State of North Carolina ltas takes significant measures to promote <br />alternatives to landfilling and incineration by establishing solid waste reduction goals of 2~ ~ by <br />1993 and 40~ ~y the year 20t)l; and <br />AREAS, source reduction and recycling are key elements in a comprehensive <br />approach to reducing North Carolina's dependency oa landfills and incineration for the disposal <br />of solid waste; and <br />WHERE+4S, recaverul materials are not truly recycled until they are brought back into <br />productive vse in manufacturing and eonsumptiorr; and. <br />WHF.R~AS, the purchase of recycled produca is necessary to ensure markntg for <br />recyclable materials, ar~d state government constitutes a large• consumer of products that are <br />available wlth recycled material content; and <br />W~KEAS, the purchase of recycled products helps conserve natural resources and <br />reduce energy consumption; <br />Po~Wt' Fax Note 7$7t ~~ t f9 pa~- <br />Te Fran <br />co~oeo~. co. <br />vno~s r ~ r ~ e ,, <br />~. Z , ~. <br />~3 <br />