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Rep. Milner urges recycling of office paper, acknowledges donated bins and partners
Summary
Representative Milner urged the House to use donated recycling bins in the chamber and offices, said paper accounts for about 40% of landfill volume, and thanked donor organizations including Utah Recycling Corporation and Tree Utah.
Representative Milner used his floor time to press a practical recycling message: place office paper, newspapers and aluminum cans in the new receptacles placed in the chamber and offices. He said paper products take up about 40% of landfill space and encouraged members to set an example by depositing recyclable materials in the provided bins.
Milner acknowledged donations and partners he said had provided the bins and guidelines for in-office recycling, naming Laren Rasband (Utah Recycling Corporation), Joyce Leach (Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management Council) and Anne Burnett (Tree Utah) in his remarks. He asked that members take the time to use the receptacles and to circulate the office-paper recycling guidelines that would be distributed.
No formal action or vote was taken on this floor announcement; it served as an encouragement and recognition of private-sector donations to the legislature’s recycling effort.
