*HR1552*
Introduced Version
HOUSE
RESOLUTION No. ___
Introduced by: Pfaff, Hamilton
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1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing Indiana's aluminum
2 recycling industry.
3 Whereas, Indiana's aluminum recycling industry and related
4 ecosystem (hereafter "aluminum recycling industry") is
5 recognized for its continued legacy of innovation in providing
6 sustainable secondary aluminum that enhances the domestic
7 supply of a critical material and meets growing demand from
8 domestic customers in the automotive, beverage packaging, and
9 consumer and industrial foil industries;
10 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry strengthens the
11 domestic supply of aluminum, a critical material rich in critical
12 minerals, e.g., silicon, manganese, magnesium, and thus
13 reduces the United States' reliance on aluminum imported from
14 unreliable foreign markets;
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1 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry helps enhance
2 the economic security of the United States by bolstering the
3 domestic supply of aluminum;
4 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry works to divert
5 infinitely recyclable aluminum scrap from landfills and ensure
6 its productive economic reuse;
7 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry conserves and
8 produces secondary aluminum used extensively throughout the
9 domestic economy;
10 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry helps support
11 thousands of good, high-paying Hoosier jobs;
12 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry relies on the
13 technical skills and dedication of Hoosier workers to collect,
14 recycle, and reuse aluminum scrap;
15 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry deploys creative,
16 market-oriented approaches to ensure pre-market and
17 post-market scrap is collected, recycled, and reused;
18 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry continues to
19 research and develop innovative technologies to improve the
20 collection, sortation, and recycling of all types of aluminum
21 scrap;
22 Whereas, The aluminum recycling process is a relatively
23 energy efficient process resulting in fewer carbon emissions
24 than other material processes;
25 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry is a purchaser of
26 primary aluminum, including from domestic sources;
27 Whereas, The aluminum recycling process will continue to
28 rely on primary aluminum;
29 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry is critical to the
30 economic vitality and growth of Indiana and the United States;
31 and
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1 Whereas, The aluminum recycling industry supports local,
2 state, and federal public policies that recognize and promote
3 the value of secondary aluminum: Therefore,
4 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the
5 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
6 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives
7 honors Indiana's aluminum recycling industry, including the
8 hardworking Hoosiers employed by it, as well as for its
9 continued legacy of innovation in conserving existing
10 aluminum, reducing reliance on foreign countries for
11 aluminum, and providing secondary aluminum that is
12 sustainable and offers high-quality, lightweight, durable, and
13 adaptive aluminum for use in many industries across Indiana
14 and the United States.
15 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
16 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
17 Representative Tonya Pfaff for distribution.
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