The Week Ahead Today is Monday, November 15, 2021 and we are celebrating America Recycles Day. Each week on Monday morning, we'll send you a quick update to keep you in the loop as you start your week. On America Recycles Day, we recognize the importance and impact of recycling, which has contributed to American prosperity and the protection of our environment. America Recycles Day was created in 1997. According to the Environmental Protection Agency: - The recycling rate has increased from less than 7 percent in 1960 to the current rate of 32 percent.
- An EPA study found that recycling and reuse activities in the United States accounted for 681,000 jobs and $37.8 billion in wages.
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Recycling is a major business nationwide, as waste management and remediation services earn over $100 billion annually. Additionally, the country's 28,000 environmental engineers help minimize waste and pollution. You May Be Interested In:  Happy Birthday Oklahoma! We will also be celebrating Oklahoma's 114th anniversary of statehood on Tuesday, November 16. Did You Know? - Oklahoma joined the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- Oklahoma's population increased by 5.5 percent from 2010-2020.
- The State Flower is the Oklahoma rose.
Find more fun facts and explore 2020 Census results on Oklahoma's state profile page from the America Counts team. This week is also American Education Week (November 15-19) and Geography Awareness Week (November 15-19). National Child's Day will be observed on Saturday, November 20. In case you missed it, last week we celebrated Veterans Day and Washington's 132nd anniversary of statehood. | 
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