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A Cleaner World | Isabella Villegas | TEDxKids@ElCajon


do you see this trash from who you ask

do you see this trash from who you ask yourselves humans us you really raise

yourselves humans us you really raise

yourselves humans us you really raise your hand if you’ve ever littered come

your hand if you’ve ever littered come

your hand if you’ve ever littered come on I know you’re out there I don’t just

on I know you’re out there I don’t just

on I know you’re out there I don’t just mean you purposely threw trash on the

mean you purposely threw trash on the

mean you purposely threw trash on the ground I mean have you ever had trash

ground I mean have you ever had trash

ground I mean have you ever had trash blond of your hands accidentally think

blond of your hands accidentally think

blond of your hands accidentally think about it did you chase it down or did

about it did you chase it down or did

about it did you chase it down or did you think I don’t need to pick it up

you think I don’t need to pick it up

you think I don’t need to pick it up other people will pick it up or maybe

other people will pick it up or maybe

other people will pick it up or maybe nobody will that’s littering in America

nobody will that’s littering in America

nobody will that’s littering in America alone more than 250 million tons of

alone more than 250 million tons of

alone more than 250 million tons of litter is produced every year the

litter is produced every year the

litter is produced every year the government does do some things to

government does do some things to

government does do some things to prevent littering but everyone still

prevent littering but everyone still

prevent littering but everyone still litters they put out trash cans and they

litters they put out trash cans and they

litters they put out trash cans and they sponsor beach in Park cleanups but I

sponsor beach in Park cleanups but I

sponsor beach in Park cleanups but I can’t believe people still litter even

can’t believe people still litter even

can’t believe people still litter even when there are 1,000 dollar fines

when there are 1,000 dollar fines

when there are 1,000 dollar fines stopping littering is my passion and

stopping littering is my passion and

stopping littering is my passion and here’s my story it was a hot sunny

here’s my story it was a hot sunny

here’s my story it was a hot sunny beautiful day at the beach I was walking

beautiful day at the beach I was walking

beautiful day at the beach I was walking with my dad and brother to the ice cream

with my dad and brother to the ice cream

with my dad and brother to the ice cream truck but all of a sudden I tripped on

truck but all of a sudden I tripped on

truck but all of a sudden I tripped on seaweed I heard someone shout watch out

seaweed I heard someone shout watch out

seaweed I heard someone shout watch out look down my dad said it was a big

look down my dad said it was a big

look down my dad said it was a big shattered glass bottle of wine I almost

shattered glass bottle of wine I almost

shattered glass bottle of wine I almost stepped on it barefoot I was out of

stepped on it barefoot I was out of

stepped on it barefoot I was out of breath I am must ended a beautiful

breath I am must ended a beautiful

breath I am must ended a beautiful summer day in the emergency room

summer day in the emergency room

summer day in the emergency room according to litter it cost you org

according to litter it cost you org

according to litter it cost you org website 9 billion tons of litter ends up

website 9 billion tons of litter ends up

website 9 billion tons of litter ends up in our oceans every year eleven point

in our oceans every year eleven point

in our oceans every year eleven point five billion dollars is spent every year

five billion dollars is spent every year

five billion dollars is spent every year to clean up litter 50% of littered items

to clean up litter 50% of littered items

to clean up litter 50% of littered items or sicker butts 75% of people admitted

or sicker butts 75% of people admitted

or sicker butts 75% of people admitted that they lived in the past five years

that they lived in the past five years

that they lived in the past five years the most common object found during

the most common object found during

the most common object found during litter cleanup its

litter cleanup its

litter cleanup its and I hate to say this but men are most

and I hate to say this but men are most

and I hate to say this but men are most likely to litter than women do according

likely to litter than women do according

likely to litter than women do according to a study conducted in Tennessee

to a study conducted in Tennessee

to a study conducted in Tennessee according to a national study most

according to a national study most

according to a national study most people who had deliberately litter are

people who had deliberately litter are

people who had deliberately litter are those between 18 and 34 years old

those between 18 and 34 years old

those between 18 and 34 years old someone once told me you can pick up

someone once told me you can pick up

someone once told me you can pick up litter but you can’t make others do it –

litter but you can’t make others do it –

litter but you can’t make others do it – that is why I need your help help me

that is why I need your help help me

that is why I need your help help me clean up our world help me pick up

clean up our world help me pick up

clean up our world help me pick up litter five pieces of the time a cleaner

litter five pieces of the time a cleaner

litter five pieces of the time a cleaner world is why I challenge you to pick up

world is why I challenge you to pick up

world is why I challenge you to pick up not one not two but five pieces of trash

not one not two but five pieces of trash

not one not two but five pieces of trash every day even if it’s not yours thank

every day even if it’s not yours thank

every day even if it’s not yours thank you

you

you [Applause]

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