b'neighborhood, and they have a compost pilein their backyard. They also try to limit whatthey buy and to shop in second-hand stores. Mr. Esposito describes an ideal community in which everyone works together to reduce trash and litter and to create green spaces that allcan enjoy.This is your city and you can make it the cleanest, Illustration by Zahir Daniels, eighth grade, healthiest place to live, he says.Duckrey Healthy PostEijon Copper, Kamaejah Bullock-Gordon,Dymir Evans, and Najiah Wilson Food, grass clippings, leaves, and other organicDuckrey Healthy Postmaterial can be placed in piles for composting, and will eventually decay. The compost canthen be used to fertilize gardens and farms. Philadelphia is scheduled to open its firstcitywide composting center this year. Ways to reduce trashMr. Esposito says the citys planned ban onDont litter. Hold onto things until you seesingle-use plastic bags is another important step toward reducing trash. He says that when plastica trash bin.Think about whether something youre about bags get swept up in storm drains, they getcarried out to rivers and oceans. to throw out can be recycled or reused.Dont waste food. Buy or order a reasonableIf we harm our ocean systems, Mr. Espositoamount of food.says, the results could be dire for human life When you go to the store, bring along a on this planet. reusable bag. Mr. Esposito practices what he preaches. He Source: Nic Espositoand his wife co-manage a small farm in their 15'