Clinton signs green government purchasing executive order
President Clinton signed a sweeping executive order to overhaul federal procurement toward recycled products. It targets paper, oil, and tires and tasks the EPA to create a list of environmentally preferable products while boosting recycled content and reducing landfill waste. Local officials welcomed the move amid industry concerns over costs and efficiency.
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Washington
Clinton
Environmental Protection Agency
General Services Administration
Environmental Action
Rosa Dimino
American Forest and Paper Association
Red Cavaney
Government set to require recycled content in paper and oil reuse
A government policy aims to raise recycled material in printed paper to at least 20 percent with exceptions for sawdust mills and to push for 50 percent recycled content for contractors. It also urges recycled motor oil and re-tread tires for vehicles and redefines brightness specs to avoid chlorine bleaching, with cost covered by waste reduction. policy covers over $150 million in annual paper purchases.
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Donald Brinckman
Safety-Kleen
Illinois
United States
Germany
Brinckman
General Services Administration
Klan plans Anne Arundel weekend rally in Maryland
Ku Klux Klan members plan a weekend rally in Anne Arundel County near West River with guest speakers and a ceremonial cross burn. Civil rights leaders urge nonparticipation while police say no cross burning will occur and traffic control will be provided.
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Annapolis
Ku Klux Klan
Anne Arundel County
America
Jean Creek
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Carl 0. Snowden
Severna Park-area
West River
Roger L. Kelly
Maryland
Faye Scheibe
Ms. Scheibe
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Heritage
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Long Meadow
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