Dream Village

Times are changing. I went to elementary school in the early 80’s, and I remember participating in the shift toward the disposable society. Instead of Tupperware sandwich containers, I started getting plastic wrap. Instead of a Thermos I started getting Capri Sun (my main squeeze) or some other juice box. Everything was wrapped in plastic. And everything ended up in my stomach or in the trash can; sometimes directly, and sometimes by way of a ricochet off of say, the face of a close friend. Kids will be kids.

Everything we bought in the cafeteria was trending toward dispose-ability too: disposable lunch trays, plastic flatware, cardboard pizza. We were throwing more and more things out, and I was blissfully ignorant. I remember not knowing and not caring what happened to my trash when I threw it out. Thankfully, kids today are more aware and active than I.

Reason #1, why the future holds such promise: Margot Bloch (8-years old) and her friends in the Youth Activist Club at Piney Branch Elementary School in Tacoma Park, Maryland. Learn more by reading the post, the first in our series titled "Kids Can/Kids Did" on "Eco-Child's Play".