Someone help pl Recycling the Way We Think
by Donna Simms

For years, this school has been wasteful. From the banners for the football games to the printer paper we toss when we mess up on an essay to the coke can we smash and toss in the garbage, we waste too much. If, for a year, we were to save and stack all the paper and aluminum cans we throw away, we could probably stand on a stack the size of a skyscraper. The school needs a recycling program.
A recycling program would teach students the importance of recycling. Many students who would not normally recycle at home might start recycling at home if they were made to recycle at school. If people realized how they could benefit from recycling at home, they would be amazed. This could only further help the environment as people would be recycling at home and at school.
People who are against a recycling program will say that it costs the school money. They are correct. It does cost money. What they fail to understand is that it brings in money as well. Look on the sides of most soft drink cans, and you'll see that recycling plants pay money for each can they receive. Think of the ways the school could use the money. The money the school makes from the program could pay for the costs it takes to start the program.
Recycling also teaches students to be responsible. Many adults say that kids are selfish. They say kids don't think about their futures. Recycling could show these adults they are wrong. Students who recycle see how their actions affect their futures and the Earth's future. This means they are thinking about everyone's future. When people recycle they are helping the environment. They are thinking about more than themselves.
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Which sentence should be added to the second paragraph to strengthen Donna's argument?
A.
Earth Day is April 22, and it is a day that promotes a better environment for Earth.
B.
Recycling one soda can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.
C.
Almost 80% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
D.
Did you know that plants can be recycled?