El Segundo teens urge ‘Think Before You Toss’
Members of the student coalition from Grades of Green, Grow to Give, and the Key Club: Sarah Alhassan, Sunny Sun, Abigail Landers, Megan Hansford, and Stephanie Nehme. Photo The trash cans on Main Street contain many things. “A lot of newspapers, some in Asian languages, and beer bottles,” said Abigail Landers, an El Segundo High School senior and co-president of its Grades of Green club. “I couldn’t tell what language.” “I saw a couple diapers in there,” said Stephanie Nehme, another ESHS senior, and treasurer of its Key Club. “Hazardous waste,” said Megan Hansford, an ESHS junior and founder of the newly established Grow to Give club, referring to the diapers. “Biohazard. And a lot of uneaten sandwiches, all in zip lock bags. Homemade sandwiches.” “Thank God we had gloves,” said sophomore Sunny Sun, another ESHS Key Club member. “The liquid part was really gross,” Landers said. “Like milk mixed with salsa mixed with lettuce… and a lot of money. Random quarters. Just a lot of carelessly thrown away stuff.” And that is exactly the point the teenagers are making: For the sake of the planet and our future on it, we all need to be more careful what we throw away. On Dec. 13, the…
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