Submitted by Tanner Self

Recycling at Franklin High School has been neglected and not taken seriously. Recycling is a huge way to reduce pollution all throughout the world. Pollution has gotten out of hand and there is almost no more time before it is too late and our Earth is a giant trash can. Recycling is really easy and a small habit can save so many trees. We could use the recyclables to fuel everything we use.

                   According to dosomething.org, “There are 25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. Of that, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea.” There is too much trash in oceans and it is just getting worse, fish are becoming extinct, eating trash which with the food chain would lead right back to humans in food. The time to act is dwindling and humans need to start to stop polluting this great world we live in. One way to start that is by recycling more, it’s not a whole lot, but it’s a starting point to a new future for future generations.

                   According to RubiconGlobal.com, “If 1/10 of all discarded American newspapers were recycled annually, approximately 25 million trees would be saved.” Humans have the potential to recycle, it’s right in front of us, it’s not that difficult! All it would take is to recycle the newspaper which would save millions of trees which provide oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide which would make the air cleaner.

                   According to weareteachers.com “The energy from 1.5 million tons can power up 250,000 homes.” Recycling can provide the future of power instead of oil to run cars we could use solar power and recyclable power.

                   Recycling can change the world and how we look at it. Recycling will help the future generations go on with what we could start and that is a better future. We could start by getting rid of sources of pollution and get rid of trash in places, next we would learn to recycle more to then put it into the next and last step which is to use that power to power houses, cars, cities, etc. If these steps are followed it would lead to a great and clean future.