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UN-TRASH YOUR TRAVEL CROSSING THE GLOBE, WITH THE PLANET IN MIND
BY:
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
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As a child I remember traveling to pristine cities where we could almost eat off the sidewalks and then visiting some dirty, smelly towns. In one trash ridden place, I remember throwing a candy ZUDSSHU LQ WKH VWUHHW +RUULĂ€HG P\ PRP DVNHG ´$VKODQ ZK\ did you do it? You know better!â€? “Mom, this place is dirty and everyone else is throwing their trash on the street. Why does it matter?â€? “Trash is everywhere,â€? my mom replied. “Just because other people do not respect the land, doesn’t mean we can litter too.â€? I picked up my candy wrapper along with a handful of garbage that other people had discarded, and marched over to
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