If I could change the world, I would…

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*Allie reading the poem

*pictures of garbage all around the world making it look ugly and unsanitary

Poem about changing the world:

How can we change the world?

Change the way that things are?

What will it take?

What have we done so far?

Are we calling for kindness?

Are we learning together?

Are we leaving a legacy?

We’ll be proud of forever?

Do we care about others?

Do we try to understand?

Could we unite the globe?

Every place, every land

Every single last person,

All residents by birth.

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To cherish our earth.

So, what are we doing?

Will it ever be done?

Can we craft a better future

For the generations to come?

Can we nurture all spirits

Between ocean and sky?

Can we change the world?

We can certainly try.

By: MS Moem

*Allie speaks with soft music in the background*

There are many different ways that garbage impacts the environment. One major piece of garbage that impacts the environment the most is plastics. Plastics are made to last forever which means no matter what we do, it never goes away. Instead, it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces, which act like magnets for harmful pollutants. 

*Brigid speaking*

What is one way our trash impacts the environment? 

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WILDLIFE

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There is more plastic in the ocean than fish. An estimated 17.6 billion pounds of plastic enters into the marine environment each year. Do you know how much plastic that is? It is roughly equivalent to dumping a garbage truck full of plastic into the oceans EVERY MINUTE. At this rate, by 2050, ocean plastic will outweigh all of the ocean’s fish.

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Most ocean trash sits at the bottom. As unsightly as ocean pollution is, what we can’t see may be worse: 70 percent of ocean garbage actually sinks to the seafloor, meaning we’re unlikely to ever be able to clean it up no matter how hard we try. Seen ad many timesNot relevantOffensiveCovers contentBrokenREPORT THIS AD

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• Plastic debris has been found floating on the sea surface, washing up on the world’s most remote coastlines, melting out of Arctic sea ice, and sitting at the deepest point of the ocean floor. It’s everywhere. 

*Mlyssa speaking*

Another way our trash impacts the environment?

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CLIMATE CHANGE

*Allie talking with picture and louder/scary music in the background

The burning of large, open piles of trash in various parts of the world emits dangerous levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is heating up our planet. Researchers have calculated that approximately 40% of the world’s trash is burned in this fashion, posing large-scale risks to both our atmosphere and the people that live near these burning sites.Powered by wordads.coSeen ad many timesNot relevantOffensiveCovers contentBrokenREPORT THIS AD

*Brigid speaking*

Lastly,

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PUBLIC HEALTH is impacted by trash 

Human health is at risk through our inaction. We keep producing large amounts of trash, we do not dispose of it correctly, and in the end that will be our downfall as it is for the environment and wildlife in the ecosystems we all share. We cannot prevent or promote longevity with how we treat our Earth. The trash that we generate as a community can affect us long term. One can develop diseases such as asthma, birth defects, cancer, cardiovascular disease, childhood cancer, infectious diseases, and low birth weight. Bacteria and insects can also be added to the problem that trash causes.

*Allie says:

Many people wonder how they can make an impact on changing the world. It is easier than most people think and if we all work together, we can make dramatic changes in no time. The main way to stop the damage in the oceans, climate, and health is to…

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RECYCLE!

*Recycling noise of throwing a bottle in the recycling can*

*Mlyssa speaking*

Recycling is the access or process of converting waste into reusable material.

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The recycling materials are taken to a plant and they are sorted and then cleaned and reused with different products.

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*Brigid speaking*

Now, specifically in Cleveland, we have to recycle our used products. They gave us a new bin to put our recyclables in.

*Garbage truck noise.*

Recycling can help Earth not be filled with trash that can be reused.

Instead of throwing your paper, bottles, or plastic into the trash, think about the different ways they can be reused into new products! Take the small extra time to find a recycling bin (which is usually right next to trash cans).

Recycling is a small act that makes a huge impact!

Another way we can help change the world is by planting more trees.

Trees cleanse the climate and release oxygen into our atmosphere.

They provide an abundance of benefits to us and our world, everyday.

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This way we can prevent all of our trees getting taken down

We get oxygen from our trees and we need oxygen to breathe.

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Planting trees is a great way to give back to our planet.

This is a way to make our Earth more green and a way to come together as a community

In grade school we posted trees on our grade schools lawn because they had to cut old dead ones home

This can be a science project for younger grades to help make sure there are trees for new generations

Deforesting is a huge issue with the rainforests because we need the resources for paper products and wooden products.

If we tear trees down without replanting them our earth will start dying because we need the trees and plants

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*Allie speaking 

There are many benefits to recycling that can make the world a better, more positive place. Some of the benefits to recycling are… 

Benefits of Recycling

• Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators.
• Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals.
• Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials.
• Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials.
• Saves energy.

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*Mlyssa speaking with different pictures of the earth and oceans cleaned up*

Recycling and planting new trees is a great way we can help the earth and change the world.  As students we need to set an example that others can follow because planting trees and recycling seems like a small change but in the long run it will make a huge impact

*Brigid reading the poem with soft music in the background*

Poem about changing the world:

How can we change the world?

Change the way that things are?

What will it take?

What have we done so far?

Are we calling for kindness?

Are we learning together?

Are we leaving a legacy?

We’ll be proud of forever?

Do we care about others?

Do we try to understand?

Could we unite the globe?

Every place, every land

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All residents by birth.

It’s in our best interests

To cherish our earth.

So, what are we doing?

Will it ever be done?

Can we craft a better future

For the generations to come?

Can we nurture all spirits

Between ocean and sky?

Can we change the world?

We can certainly try.

By: MS Moem