By Nyomi, Healthy Trailblazer Journal | After doing more research on plastic waste, I know I can be more careful on how much I use. Making sure that my water bot- tles end up in the right bin. Reusing plastic bags. What I want people to know is when they throw their trash on the ground, they are not thinking about the Earth. They are making it worse and helping destroy the Earth and things that keep us alive.

—Nyomi is in eighth grade.