R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Silver Creek Materials Recycling and Compost, Inc.,

 1-2     was accorded a great honor recently when the company was named a

 1-3     recipient of a 1997 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence,

 1-4     and this notable achievement is indeed deserving of special

 1-5     legislative recognition; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, These prestigious awards are cosponsored by the

 1-7     Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and Governor George

 1-8     W. Bush; the awards recognize outstanding environmental protection

 1-9     projects, and Silver Creek Materials was honored in the category of

1-10     small business; and

1-11           WHEREAS, Under the leadership of President Robert Dow, Silver

1-12     Creek Materials has developed an innovative program to reduce water

1-13     consumption by soaking compost piles with out-of-date soft drinks,

1-14     juices, milk, and other liquids rather than water; this

1-15     nutrient-rich solution expedites the composting process while

1-16     diverting more than three million gallons of organic liquids from

1-17     landfills each year; and

1-18           WHEREAS, The company's success in composting 100 percent of

1-19     the waste it takes in has set a remarkable example for other

1-20     companies to emulate; the business currently composts some 200,000

1-21     cubic yards annually, a figure representing nearly five percent of

1-22     Fort Worth's total waste stream; and

1-23           WHEREAS, By demonstrating that landfill alternatives can be

1-24     both efficient and economically viable, Silver Creek Materials has

 2-1     set a new standard for the environmental services industry to

 2-2     follow, and in the process, the company and its employees have

 2-3     earned the respect and appreciation of all Texans; now, therefore,

 2-4     be it

 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-6     Legislature hereby congratulate President Robert Dow and all the

 2-7     employees of Silver Creek Materials Recycling and Compost, Inc., on

 2-8     the company's receipt of a 1997 Governor's Award for Environmental

 2-9     Excellence and extend to them warmest best wishes for continued

2-10     success in the future; and, be it further

2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-12     prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the

2-13     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                      Palmer

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 747 was adopted by the House on April

         28, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House