SR0860 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Remanufacturing is a comprehensive and rigorous industrial process by which a previously sold, leased, used, worn, remanufactured, or non-functional product or part is returned to a like-new, same-as-when-new, or better-than-when-new condition, from both a quality and performance perspective, through a controlled, reproducible, and sustainable process; and

WHEREAS, A 2012 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) report found that remanufacturers support at least 180,000 full-time jobs in the U.S.; further, the ITC report states that production of remanufactured goods in the U.S. increased by 15 percent from 2009 to 2011 and exports totaled $11.2 billion annually; and

WHEREAS, Remanufacturing has been recognized by leading universities, research institutions, and manufacturers in the United States as good for the environment for its ability to divert end-of-life products from landfills; and

WHEREAS, By encouraging businesses, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, schools, and individuals to celebrate Reman Day 2022, we can further promote remanufacturing as environmentally friendly and economically smart; and

WHEREAS, To focus the nation's attention on the benefits of remanufacturing, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations have joined together to celebrate Reman Day and are encouraging their colleagues, friends, families, and communities to learn more about the benefits of remanufactured products; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 14, 2022 as Reman Day in the State of Illinois.