A Speech: ADVICE ON COMPOSTING
IN OUR GREAT BIG WORLD, WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. BUT IT’S NOT JUST THE GREAT BIG WORLD, IT’S OUR GREAT BIG POLLUTED WORLD! I’M HERE TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT ALSO TO GIVE ADVICE ON COMPOSTING.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT COMPOSTING IS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST LISTEN TO THIS PART OF THE SPEECH. IF YOU DON’T, I CAN TELL YOU! COMPOSTING IS VERY HELPFUL TO THE EARTH. (ALSO REALLY SMELLY, BUT WHO CARES?!)
THE STEPS ARE: FIRST, YOU GET SOME FOOD SCRAPS, AND PUT THEM IN THE BIN. THEN A TRUCK COMES AND PICKS UP THE BIN AND GIVES IT TO FARMERS TO USE FOR CROPS, OR OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED IT TO KEEP THEIR PLANTS HEALTHY! THE REASON WHY WE DO THIS IS BECAUSE THESE ITEMS CAN DECOMPOSE. BUT DO YOU THINK ALL ITEMS CAN DECOMPOSE? NOPE! AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT QUARTER OF THE SPEECH, WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO SORT!
IF YOU PUT PLASTIC IN THE BIN, DO YOU THINK IT’LL DECOMPOSE? IF YOU PUT GLASS IN THE BIN, DO YOU THINK IT’LL DECOMPOSE? IF YOU PUT PAPER IN THE BIN, DO YOU THINK IT’LL DECOMPOSE? ( MAYBE, BUT IT TAKES 2-6 WEEKS. TRY RECYCLING IT!) WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS GET SORTED CORRECTLY. THE PAINTED POSTERS ARE BRIGHT AND POPPING SO PEOPLE WILL SEE HOW TO SORT! THAT’S A NICE TRANSITION ONTO OUR SECOND HALF, WHY THE POSTERS ARE IMPORTANT!
THE POSTERS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY SIGNAL ALL THE PEOPLE THAT THE COMPOST BIN IS RIGHT THERE AND YOU CAN SORT CORRECTLY. THEY’RE ALSO FUN BECAUSE YOU GET TO MAKE ART, AND IT IS A COMPETITION! EVEN IF YOU DON’T WIN, WE THANK YOU FOR COMPETING. WHAT BRAVERY IT MUST TAKE! ANYWAYS, IT’S ALSO FUN SEEING ALL OF THESE BEAUTIFUL ART PIECES. AND DON’T BE WORRIED IF YOU MADE A MISTAKE. IT STILL LOOKS FABULOUS! I MADE A POSTER WITH MY FRIEND AND EVEN THOUGH WE MADE A MISTAKE, I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD. GOOD LUCK ON PAINTED BINS! WE HOPE YOU WIN!
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO STAND UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU ALL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS SPEECH HAS TO END. THANK YOU FOR COMING, AND GOOD LUCK!
Mackenzie Matzkin, 3rd grade, Neil Cummins Elementary School, Corte Madera.