Number: 1986-04
WHEREAS, the theme “soil, we cannot live without it” accurately describes the role of soil in maintaining the highest quality of life for mankind and wildlife; and
WHEREAS, agriculture is suffering tremendous economic trauma and needs assistance; and
WHEREAS, decomposable wastes from villages, towns, cities and metropolitan areas are most often disposed of in landfills or by ocean dumping at extreme cost to our environment and economy; and
WHEREAS, to find new locations for landfill operations is a very distasteful and expensive task and nearly always creates animosity among citizens; and
WHEREAS, the composting of environmentally and economically suitable materials can cut fertilization costs, help build high quality soils for erosion control and higher quality crops, and reduce the need for expensive land filling operations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation in annual meeting assembled March 20-23, 1986, in Seattle, Washington, urges that a national policy for recycling decomposable wastes be established that will utilize recent technology to compost these wastes throughout the United States; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that federal and state governments take steps to increase the composting of environmentally and economically suitable materials, and expedite the transportation of that compost to rural farmers.