By Palmer H.R. No. 747 75R13285 BNL-D 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1-12 Creek Materials has developed an innovative program to reduce water 1-13 consumption by soaking compost piles with out-of-date soft drinks, 1-14 juices, milk, and other liquids rather than water; this 1-15 nutrient-rich solution expedites the composting process while 1-16 diverting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.