The other day Andy alerted us to growing trouble in the recycling market, but it seems some 2nd graders in West Virginia have taken recycling matters into their own hands.  What began as a class recycling project at Ruthlawn Elementary in South Charleston, W. Va., evolved into a town wide collection program, where other parents and other students were dropping off their recyclables and kids were finishing their milk, just so they could recycle the bottle.  And when the county announced a need to stop recycling because of rising costs, the students began a letter writing campaign to the local government asking them to keep the recycling programs.  It seems their pleas were heard, as the city found a way to continue paper recycling!  Let’s hope these young activists can help restore the full program and inspire other students worldwide to demand a cleaner future.

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