Senate Bill sb2760

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2760

    By Senator Dockery





    15-2029A-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing the Sumter County

  3         Board of County Commissioners for its work on

  4         the Florida Organic Recycling Center for

  5         Excellence.

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  7         WHEREAS, Sumter County, in partnership with the

  8  Department of Environmental Protection and with public and

  9  private researchers, created the Florida Organic Recycling

10  Center for Excellence (F.O.R.C.E.), and

11         WHEREAS, the purpose of F.O.R.C.E. is to bring together

12  academic researchers and industry leaders to develop practical

13  and applicable solutions for Florida's organic waste, and

14         WHEREAS, the solid-waste stream accounts for about

15  one-half of Florida's solid waste, and

16         WHEREAS, training and outreach activities provided by

17  F.O.R.C.E. have been attended by a wide range of Florida

18  government and industry leaders, and

19         WHEREAS, F.O.R.C.E. has been active in making

20  presentations at local, state, and national meetings and

21  conferences regarding solid-waste recycling and composting,

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23         WHEREAS, the efforts of F.O.R.C.E. have produced a

24  searchable database providing information and links to over

25  200 organizations nationwide in the organics processing

26  industry, and

27         WHEREAS, researchers from the public and private

28  sectors in conjunction with F.O.R.C.E. are involved in over

29  $200,000 worth of research and development projects, and

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2760
    15-2029A-05




 1         WHEREAS, organics recovery and production can provide

 2  physical, chemical, and environmental benefits in helping to

 3  protect Florida's soil and groundwater, NOW, THEREFORE,

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 5  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 7         That the Sumter County Commission is commended for its

 8  outstanding efforts to reduce solid waste and improve the soil

 9  and groundwater in the State of Florida through the Florida

10  Organic Recycling Center of Excellence.

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