paper it’s one of the most important materials in our world today it can be
materials in our world today it can be
materials in our world today it can be used for packaging for printing stuff
used for packaging for printing stuff
used for packaging for printing stuff and even for some industrial purposes we
and even for some industrial purposes we
and even for some industrial purposes we as students have a great dependence on
as students have a great dependence on
as students have a great dependence on paper as we use it to record what our
paper as we use it to record what our
paper as we use it to record what our teachers teach us the ancient Egyptians
teachers teach us the ancient Egyptians
teachers teach us the ancient Egyptians were one of the first ones to utilize
were one of the first ones to utilize
were one of the first ones to utilize paper in a form known as papyrus today
paper in a form known as papyrus today
paper in a form known as papyrus today we know them as one of the most
we know them as one of the most
we know them as one of the most innovative and groundbreaking
innovative and groundbreaking
innovative and groundbreaking civilizations to ever roam the earth but
civilizations to ever roam the earth but
civilizations to ever roam the earth but the harsh reality is that most of us
the harsh reality is that most of us
the harsh reality is that most of us don’t see people as useful even though
don’t see people as useful even though
don’t see people as useful even though we just used it yesterday I mean let’s
we just used it yesterday I mean let’s
we just used it yesterday I mean let’s look at an example of oil one of the
look at an example of oil one of the
look at an example of oil one of the most valued resources in the world if
most valued resources in the world if
most valued resources in the world if you find oil you’re rich but what’s
you find oil you’re rich but what’s
you find oil you’re rich but what’s about paper if you have paper you
about paper if you have paper you
about paper if you have paper you wouldn’t be special you and get anything
wouldn’t be special you and get anything
wouldn’t be special you and get anything have you ever heard of a millionaire or
have you ever heard of a millionaire or
have you ever heard of a millionaire or billionaire who got the wealth from
billionaire who got the wealth from
billionaire who got the wealth from paper since the start of the speech more
paper since the start of the speech more
paper since the start of the speech more than 200 tons of paper have been
than 200 tons of paper have been
than 200 tons of paper have been manufactured worldwide and this year
manufactured worldwide and this year
manufactured worldwide and this year alone more than 500 million tons of it
alone more than 500 million tons of it
alone more than 500 million tons of it and the harsh truth is that most of this
and the harsh truth is that most of this
and the harsh truth is that most of this paper goes into landfills like the ones
paper goes into landfills like the ones
paper goes into landfills like the ones shown here paper makes up of twenty-five
shown here paper makes up of twenty-five
shown here paper makes up of twenty-five percent of all landfill waste worldwide
percent of all landfill waste worldwide
percent of all landfill waste worldwide now this is space which could have been
now this is space which could have been
now this is space which could have been used to build schools to educate the
used to build schools to educate the
used to build schools to educate the young it could have been used to build
young it could have been used to build
young it could have been used to build hospitals to care for the sick but no
hospitals to care for the sick but no
hospitals to care for the sick but no it’s used to house a wasted resource and
it’s used to house a wasted resource and
it’s used to house a wasted resource and the thing is all of this could have been
the thing is all of this could have been
the thing is all of this could have been avoided I mean did he know people could
avoided I mean did he know people could
avoided I mean did he know people could be recycled up to seven times and even
be recycled up to seven times and even
be recycled up to seven times and even after its seventh use it could be used
after its seventh use it could be used
after its seventh use it could be used to make so many different things like
to make so many different things like
to make so many different things like cardboard boxes or pencils everyone
cardboard boxes or pencils everyone
cardboard boxes or pencils everyone likes to see sceneries like the ones
likes to see sceneries like the ones
likes to see sceneries like the ones here but have you ever thought of how
here but have you ever thought of how
here but have you ever thought of how many natural resources
many natural resources
many natural resources would actually go into making paper
would actually go into making paper
would actually go into making paper making a kilogram of it would require
making a kilogram of it would require
making a kilogram of it would require 324 litres of water and recycling just a
324 litres of water and recycling just a
324 litres of water and recycling just a ton could save up to 17 trees now keep
ton could save up to 17 trees now keep
ton could save up to 17 trees now keep in mind how many tons of paper have been
in mind how many tons of paper have been
in mind how many tons of paper have been made how much water would have been
made how much water would have been
made how much water would have been wasted so it’s important for us to make
wasted so it’s important for us to make
wasted so it’s important for us to make the most of this expensive material and
the most of this expensive material and
the most of this expensive material and the thing is as I said most of us take
the thing is as I said most of us take
the thing is as I said most of us take what we have fog vented as first paper
what we have fog vented as first paper
what we have fog vented as first paper for an example I mean someone is
for an example I mean someone is
for an example I mean someone is destroying that amazing scenery for that
destroying that amazing scenery for that
destroying that amazing scenery for that sheet of paper that you’re using and
sheet of paper that you’re using and
sheet of paper that you’re using and that just shows how much importance goes
that just shows how much importance goes
that just shows how much importance goes into people most of you just straight
into people most of you just straight
into people most of you just straight away without a second thought about how
away without a second thought about how
away without a second thought about how much goes into people even oil what even
much goes into people even oil what even
much goes into people even oil what even oil their leases I just talked about
oil their leases I just talked about
oil their leases I just talked about goes into making paper now we are lucky
goes into making paper now we are lucky
goes into making paper now we are lucky enough to live in Kenya which is the
enough to live in Kenya which is the
enough to live in Kenya which is the largest recycler of paper in East Africa
largest recycler of paper in East Africa
largest recycler of paper in East Africa companies are cropping up like chandria
companies are cropping up like chandria
companies are cropping up like chandria industries that actually take in your
industries that actually take in your
industries that actually take in your waste paper and use it to make something
waste paper and use it to make something
waste paper and use it to make something better like these pencils I mean look at
better like these pencils I mean look at
better like these pencils I mean look at those pencils I would definitely want
those pencils I would definitely want
those pencils I would definitely want one of those pencils not only does it
one of those pencils not only does it
one of those pencils not only does it show that i care for the environment but
show that i care for the environment but
show that i care for the environment but issues that have a sense of style and
issues that have a sense of style and
issues that have a sense of style and originality I mean who wouldn’t want to
originality I mean who wouldn’t want to
originality I mean who wouldn’t want to have those pencils and every single type
have those pencils and every single type
have those pencils and every single type of paper can be recycled in one way or
of paper can be recycled in one way or
of paper can be recycled in one way or another every one of us has these old
another every one of us has these old
another every one of us has these old newspapers lying about in our houses but
newspapers lying about in our houses but
newspapers lying about in our houses but we’ll probably never see the light of
we’ll probably never see the light of
we’ll probably never see the light of day again you can actually send these to
day again you can actually send these to
day again you can actually send these to a recycling plant where it could be used
a recycling plant where it could be used
a recycling plant where it could be used to make cardboard or the pencils we just
to make cardboard or the pencils we just
to make cardboard or the pencils we just showed you and it’s so easy to do this
showed you and it’s so easy to do this
showed you and it’s so easy to do this especially in our school like ours like
especially in our school like ours like
especially in our school like ours like because I mean there’s literally a paper
because I mean there’s literally a paper
because I mean there’s literally a paper been right outside this or deterred em
been right outside this or deterred em
been right outside this or deterred em all you really have to do to the cycle
all you really have to do to the cycle
all you really have to do to the cycle paper and put it to better use is work
paper and put it to better use is work
paper and put it to better use is work those extra
those extra
those extra 10 seconds to put it in the right bin
10 seconds to put it in the right bin
10 seconds to put it in the right bin and don’t use that use soda bottle and
and don’t use that use soda bottle and
and don’t use that use soda bottle and throw it into the paper because you know
throw it into the paper because you know
throw it into the paper because you know that single bottle can doing the whole
that single bottle can doing the whole
that single bottle can doing the whole recycling process and that all of that
recycling process and that all of that
recycling process and that all of that paper will go to is now the environment
paper will go to is now the environment
paper will go to is now the environment is a responsibility that we all have two
is a responsibility that we all have two
is a responsibility that we all have two equally bear so it is important that we
equally bear so it is important that we
equally bear so it is important that we do our part to maintain it thank you
do our part to maintain it thank you
do our part to maintain it thank you [Applause]
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