When it comes to recycling, Congress seems
to think that the rules that apply to the rest of
America do not apply to them.
GrassRoots Recycling Network, Friends of the
Earth, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund and
Sustain are calling on Congress to start
recycling like the rest of America. As a result
of the campaign, a national Gannett News
Service story stated last Monday (9/25):
"A spokesman for the Architect of the Capitol,
which runs Congress' recycling program, did
not dispute the $ 1.5 million loss to taxpayers"
(see this story and more at www.grrn.org).
We have an exciting window of opportunity to
get real changes and put recycling back on
the radar of Congress - and, who knows, in
this election season maybe even on the public's
radar.
We need your help as an individual and
your organization's help right now to turn up
the heat on our elected employees in Congress
to do what the rest of America does --
recycle. Letters and press releases from your
organization and its members in the next few
days will force Congress to act.
For actions, read on. For background, visit
www.grrn.org and www.recyclecongress.org.
/Bill Sheehan
GrassRoots Recycling Network
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ACTIONS
1. Write and fax a letter like the sign-on letter
to your congressperson and include House
Speaker Hastert as a "cc," and ALSO FAX TO
GRRN at 1-706-613-7123 (we need this to show
the media widespread concern). A FAXED LETTER
ON ORGANIZATIONAL LETTERHEAD is best.
The sign-on letter is at
www.grrn.org/congress_recycling/congress_recycling.html
Get your Congressperson's fax # from
http://www.house.gov/writerep/ or from the
Capitol Switchboard, 202-224-3121.
2. Send prepared/modifiable E-LETTERS to your
representative and both senators from the GRRN
website (www.grrn.org -- this is really
painless!). Get family, friends, neighbors to also
write.
3. Early next week (TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY),
ISSUE A NEWS RELEASE to your local reporters
next. Two releases from the past week are
posted on our web site (www.grrn.org/news.html).
We will email a model release to any who request one.
4. Help us get more ORGANIZATIONS AND
BUSINESSES SIGNED ON to the letter to House
Speaker Hastert to show broad-based support.
View the letter (similar to the one below) and
current signatories at
http://www.grrn.org/congress_recycling/
congress_recycling.html
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Bill Sheehan
Network Coordinator
GrassRoots Recycling Network
P.O. Box 49283
Athens GA 30604-9283
Tel: 706-613-7121
Fax: 706-613-7123
zerowaste@grrn.org
http://www.grrn.org
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