“My mom's a big recycler. We don't throw away anything that you can recycle at all. She even recycles clothes.”

— Lena Hosking, eighth grade, Central Junior High School

“We pretty much recycle everything; all of our cardboard, plastics, soda cans, and we compost our organic trash.”

— Kelsey Taylor, CJHS

“Our family cares a lot about recycling and helping the environment. We always recycle our newspapers, cans and plastics at the recycling center.”

— Alfonso Reeves, sixth grade, Pinckney School

“We recycle cans, plastic, cardboard and pretty much whatever else they take at Wal-Mart.”

— Evan Taylor, sophomore, Free State High School

“If I'm in the mood and there's stuff to work with, I try to make something out of the stuff we throw away. But I don't really do any traditional recycling.”

— Spencer White, freshman, West Junior High School

“I just take stuff to Wal-Mart. Mostly plastic and glass.”

— Ryan Lee, WJHS

“We have like five recycling bins for stuff like cans, plastic and glass bottles.”

— Hunter Peirce, seventh grade, Southwest Junior High School

“My family tries to recycle anything we can.”

— Grace Brahler, freshman, WJHS