This week's Personal Achievement Academy Lesson is all about Recycling! It's crazy to hear that over 1,600 pounds of trash is thrown away PER PERSON every year! What's cool is that studies have shown that each year, that amount is decreased! You know why? It's because schools, families, neighborhoods, and businesses are adopting Recycling programs! Recycling programs are awesome because it reduces the about of trash that end up in landfills and the environment! It also reduces the amount of energy we use which lowers the amount of pollutants that go into the environment. Did you know that over 55% of the paper we use is being recycled?? Pretty cool, huh?
At ATA Martial Arts in Elkton, MD, all the students recycle their water bottles and some students even have reusable bottles that they fill up and bring to every class! A lot of martial arts schools use re-breakeable boards too. Imagine if everyone in class broke a wooden board every week... that's like a whole tree every week!
Here are your missions for this week:
1. Find out if your town or city has a recycling program
2. Get a blue trash can (or paint an old one) to start recycling at your house
3. Read about which items you can recycle and which ones have to be thrown away
4. Challenge your family members to throw away less stuff and see if you can reduce the amount of trash bags you fill every week
5. Find out if your school has a recycling program. If they don't ask them to start one!
Good Luck!
In the end, recycling keeps people and animals healthy, which is something we can all be proud of!
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