Letter to the Editor

Recycling makes the world a better place

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Do you want there to be a future for Earth? Do you want you and your family to have a clean environment without landfills everywhere?

We can fix this problem before it starts. Restaurants and public places need to recycle to save this planet and here are reasons why.

First, we need to save the Earth. The planet Earth needs help ... our help. By recycling we can help make things better. We already recycle in many places, but we should start recycling more often. I've been to many restaurants, and most use unnecessary things that just end up getting thrown away, such as extra plastic and paper. Those things could be recycled and reused again. We need to save the Earth.

Next, there needs to be less pollution. Do you want to wear masks because the air is too polluted to breathe? Our air is getting bad because people are burning trash and driving everywhere. We are also doing so many other things that are chipping away at the ozone layer. Pollution hurts animals, people and the Earth altogether. Recycling is an effective way to cut down on pollution.

Lastly, I think restaurants will get more publicity if they say they recycle. Many people I know don't like going to a local coffee shop because they don't recycle. Think about how many places you've been to and how much paper and plastic you have wasted. All of that could have been recycled. As consumers, we need to encourage businesses to recycle.

In conclusion, we need to spread recycling around to more places. We need to do this because it will save our planet, and it will make less pollution.

Take a step in the right direction, and join me in this fight to save our world.