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Littering happens everyday when you or one of your friends drops a can or a bag of snacks you may not realize it but you are making your everyday life worse. You can attract roaches and rats where you like to be, you can make your favorite hangout place a nightmare. This can not just happen to your life it can change the world if we keep littering. It is like when you sweep leafs it would be easy to just have them in a pile but instead they are all scattered and it is harder to get rid of them. This is like trash it is much harder for the government when they can use their services for something more worthwhile. Why do people litter? They litter because they are too lazy, think someone else will clean up for them, and sometimes they do not even know that they are littering. But littering overall makes the Earth a worse place and makes people work harder!
 * //__Littering__//**


 * //Characters//** **:**
 * Alessandro S.
 * Lucas A.
 * Connor P.

Scene one: Takes place at commons hall to show you how littering effects everyday life. Scene two: Takes place at the ponds, and the playground to show you how it affects nature. Scene three: Takes place at bleachers and tells about facts of littering. Scene four: Song "Can You Read My Mind" (by the Killers) during slide show+credits.
 * Script**

(Scene one starts with everyone in commons eating vending food)
Connor: (Throws rapper on floor*slow motion+explosion Lucas+Alessandro mouths wide open*) Alessandro: Hey Connor you can't do that it's bad for the environment. Lucas: Yeah, do you know what a waste that is. You need to put that in the garbage. Connor: But how is it such a big deal it's only a wrapper. Lucas+Alessandro: How is it such a big deal, plastic and stuff harms the environment it could take thousands of years to decompose. Lucas:Also the plastic rings that hold cans and bottles together can get all sorts of animals caught in them and then get strangled. Alessandro:Lucas raises a vital point. Animals are killed everyday because people throw trash into water. Connor:Wow I never thought of it that way. Now I understand that littering is a huge problem. Connor:Now that I know I will never litter again. Alessandro:Now that we both understand each other me and Lucas can explain littering a bit better. Lucas:Yes like where it is and how it affects the area it's in and much it does. Connor:Thanks now I can learn more about this serious problem on our planet. Lucas:Look around you? What do you see. Connor:Well I see a few pieces of paper and plastic bags. Lucas:Right, thats because people don't care about the environment. Alessandro:Well you see Connor when students do this it makes the people who clean up commons work harder so next time remember they have to work harder when you don't throw out your garbage. Connor:Gee I never thought of it that way. Connor:Hey can you tell what things effect the environment the most and then to the least. Lucas:Sure in fact there are some things that barely do anything to the environment when littered. Lucas:But of course we can't really name them all. Connor:Aw man. Alessandro:Well Connor the thing that affects the environment the most are paper bags they take the longest time to decompose and are very harmful but if everybody would just bring their own reusable bags paper bags will be void. Alessandro:Next would be those plastic rings that really infect sea creatures like fish and penguins, in order to take care of those you need to break them into circles and then throw them away. Lucas:Then lastly paper which decomposes pretty fast and even fertilizes the ground, but just throwing it on the ground is bad because paper comes from trees and we have a limited supply so paper must be recycled. Connor:Now that I know this I want to go outside and see it in action so I know how to help. Alessandro:Sure lets go right now.

(Scene two starts with me and Lucas explaining littering to Connor by the playground and ponds then later people eating)
Alessandro:As you can see people litter everywhere. Lucas:Look at the sidewalk and streets do you see all of the bags of fast food and cups and all other types of garbage. Connor:What would happen if those garbage bags were ripped open and there garbage was spread all over the place. Lucas:Oh thats an easy one, first of all the fish and turtles would die from pollution. Alessandro:The ducks might die if they drink the water and the rabbits could die from eating the garbage. Connor:Thanks now I understand how ecosystems can be destroyed so easily. Lucas: To also help do recycling in school and pick up facts to recycle energy too. Alessandro: Yes so recycle metal, foil, and cartons. Lucas: But don't recycle things like hardcover books and paper towels. Connor:Could we start cleaning up any garbage and recycling it? Lucas:Sure I didn't think you would be so interested. Connor:Of course I am I mean this is such a vital issue. Alessandro:Well then lets get started Connor:Oh boy I can't wait. Connor:Oh boy this is really fun it's like a new hobby. (mixes paper with plastic) Lucas+Alessandro:(In total shock) Lucas:Hey Connor you can't mix paper with plastic. You should have been listening! Alessandro:Yeah it might confuse the machines or something. Connor:Man this recycaling stuff is pretty confusing I guess I need more practice. Alessandro:Yes you do but we don't have any more time left. Lucas:Thats right boy time sure flies by when your having fun learning. Connor:Awww thats not fair I want to learn more please please. Alessandro:Well all you have to do is some reseach.

(Scene three at bleachers Connor at last understands littering and does some research)
Cut to: Picture of Lucas sitting on bleachers. Connor : According to the Wildlife Fact File, about 160 million tons of trash is thrown away each year. Lucas: Over 40 percent of this is made up of paper products. Alessandro: A lot of this trash can be blown out of garbage trucks or landfills and is spread all over wildlife and our city. Connor: Much of this litter can harm animals. Lucas: A single cigarette could burn down a whole forest if not disposed of properly. Fade to: picture of animal with soda thing around its head. Alessandro: Some of this littering can take decades to disintegrate. Connor: It is something we should all try to clean up. Lucas: Here are some ways how. Alessandro: Use things like tupperwear that you can use multiple times. Connor: Take the extra minuter or so to make sure you clean up behind yourself. Lucas: Also when you go grocery shopping buy a bag that you can use every time you go to the grocery store so we don't use as many plastic bags. Alessandro: Now you know that littering is bad and how we can fix it. Luke: You can start helping in your own community. Alessandro: For now, bye.
 * picture of bridge*
 * shows picture of landfill*
 * shows picture of burning forest*