Students Advocate for Going Green

Dear Mr.Crawford,

We think there is a serious problem in our town with the plastic bags. Did you know that about 500 billion plastic bags are consumed each year and only 1% is recycled? The plastic bags get blown when it storms and get caught on animals. The animals can get seriously injured or even die.

We think our city can protect our environment and ban plastic bags. People should begin using cloth bags; doing this will help save money. If we ban plastic bags, more people will want to visit or live in the green city of Manitowoc.

We need to help our environment before it is too late.

Sincerely
Katie, Madde and Colten
5th Graders in Mrs. Jacobson’s homeroom class
from Stangel Elementary School