PROCLAMATION 5958—APR. 20, 1989 103 STAT. 3017 helps to prevent the pollution such removal efforts create. It also saves energy and provides a less expensive alternative to landfills and incin- eration. Finally, communities can use the materials recovered through recycling to generate revenue. Some cities and States, recognizing the important role recycling can play in waste management, have enacted mandatory recycling laws. Numerous towns and counties across America now boast effective vol- imtary recycling programs. A well-developed system of recycling facili- ties has emerged in the United States for scrap metals, paper, and glass. Nonetheless, Americans still do not recycle enough mimicipal waste. Nearly 80 percent of the mimicipal solid waste in this country is deposited in landfills, while 10 percent is incinerated. Only 10 percent of our Nation's waste is recycled. Every American household and community can plan a major role in solving the problems associated with solid waste disposal by recy- cling—either throiigh municipal programs or voluntary drives sponsored by local service organizations. The Environmental Protection Agency has set a national goal of 25 percent waste recycling by 1992. While the ability to meet this goal may vary from town to town, such efforts are useful steps toward eliminating America's solid waste problems. In recognition of the importance of recycling, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 102, has designated April 1989 as "National Recycling Month" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for its appropriate observance. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April 1989 as National Recycling Month. I urge the people of the United States to observe this month by actively participating in community recycling efforts and teaching their children about the benefits of such efforts. I also encourage community leaders to consider the advantages of a comprehensive recycling pro- gram as a means of managing municipal solid waste. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereimto set my hand this nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hun- dred and thirteenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 5958 of April 20, 1989 National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 1989 and 1990 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Few advances in medicine inspire more awe than successful organ and tissue transplants. In recent years, we have witnessed the restoration of sight to the blind through new corneas; we have watched cancer pa- tients regain their health through bone marrow fransplants; and we have seen gravely ill men and women get another chance at life with a
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