'Little Hero' Katie Curry and the desire to regenerate waste

Among the 50 characters selected by Public Works magazine for the Trendsetters 2006 award, among famous names such as US President George Wush, former Vice President Al Gore, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee . have a very strange name: Katie Curry.

Not a leader, no name, Katie Curry is just a 9-year-old girl - the youngest person selected for the Trendsetters 2006 award.

Katie Curry with a bunch of bottles she collected - (Public Works photo)

Every year, Public Works - a 100-year-old magazine in the United States organizes votes for the 50 most influential people or organizations in the United States to award the Trendsetters award. These are individuals who have many contributions to the community, society, who have a lot of influence on the community.

Unlike other homosexual friends who came home after school, ate and then buried their heads in books, assignments, elementary school girl Katie Curry took advantage of hours at home to write . environmental improvement plan.

Katie urged everyone to work together to improve the environment by using recycling chairs from garbage on the beautiful streets of her homeland. To reach agreements " in the eyes of everyone ", Katie Curry made choices, analyzed and decided to accumulate discarded plastic bottles to reuse them. With the help of her parents and grandmother, she collected more than 360 kg (800 pounds) of plastic bottles from classmates and neighbors. And with a bit of media attention, Curry "made a total attack " on plastic waste from neighbors.

And her efforts were not wasteful. Katie was awarded $ 3,200 from the Indiana State Office of Energy Development and Defense and the Franklin Decoration Committee. Katie bought 12 recycled plastic chairs to put on the streets.

Two years old as a member of the Franklin Decoration Committee, Katie contributed to her hometown of recycling containers and recycled cigarettes from recycled aluminum. Moreover, she is adding new plans for next year, her 20th plan. Katie also created a movement in her school about the importance of environmental protection products. With what contribution, Katie Curry seems to be a " little hero " of everyone.

No matter what people say and think about waste recycling, simply Katie simply " I think 50% of children must know the recycling of waste". Katie hopes "the whole world will not be a huge landfill " and everyone can make regenerated products at any age.

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