One person can make a difference - Happy Earth Day

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6. thanks, it just annoys me that none of the students object

At 17 and 18 it matters more to their future than it does to mine at age 50. But none of them ask "why aren't we recycling"?

They did a good job though, once I put the trash can next to the recycle bin. Usually, you end up with more trash in the recyclables. But I had about 8 trash cans and only one recycle bin, so many people put their recycling in the nearest trash can.

The thing that really bothers me about the aluminum is that people are throwing away money. Sure, 96 cans is only about $1.50 or $2, but if you multiply that by the thousands of proms across the country and then multiply that by the other weekends where there are wedding receptions or other parties $2*1,000*52 is $104,000. If all the juniors and seniors collected cans all year at home, they might be able to raise enough money to pay for the prom.

I am reminded of this because when I was in cub scouts, we used to raise money by going door to door and asking people to donate their returnable bottles. It used to be 5 or ten cents for a glass bottle back when 5 or ten cents would actually buy something.