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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Richland College in Dallas has earned distinction |
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for its campus-wide recycling and waste management efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the U.S. Environmental Protection |
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Agency's voluntary WasteWise program, which encourages |
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organizations across the nation to reduce and recycle solid waste |
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and select industrial wastes, Richland College was recognized with |
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the 2010 WasteWise College/University Partner of the Year Award; in |
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addition, the college placed first among Texas schools that |
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participated in RecycleMania, a friendly competition between |
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college and university recycling programs, and went on to finish |
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15th out of 288 institutions nationwide in the Grand Champion |
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division; and |
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WHEREAS, Richland's efforts to conserve have ranged from |
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reusing interoffice envelopes to turning old classroom doors into |
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desks; the school has also repurposed old buildings, moving them to |
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new locations to serve as workshops; in the course of the |
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construction of the school's new LEED Platinum-designed science |
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building, more than 87 percent of the construction waste was |
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recycled, including 204 tons of concrete, 47 tons of metal, 600 tons |
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of demolition debris, and 5,000 tons of sand and dirt; and |
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WHEREAS, During Richland's first year of participation in |
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RecycleMania in 2009, the school recycled more than 66 tons of |
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material and diverted another 65 tons of waste from landfills; that |
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year the school also reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly |
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2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the burning of |
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220,000 gallons of gasoline; and |
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WHEREAS, Richland College was previously honored with the |
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2009 Business and Industry Environmental Award from the Richardson |
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Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, staff, and administration of |
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Richland College have demonstrated outstanding commitment to |
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sustainability, making the school a state and national leader in |
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recycling and waste reduction, and they may indeed take great pride |
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in their exemplary efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Richland College on its receipt of |
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the 2010 WasteWise College/University Partner of the Year Award and |
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on its first-place statewide finish in the RecycleMania |
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competition; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |