MORNING SENTINEL • January 31, 2021
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the world’s problems, and powerless to do anything about them? Grab a bag or bucket and a pair of rubber gloves (and a mask, in case you meet anyone), and go out for a walk. Look at the ground as you walk for anything colorful or shiny, or of a shape that doesn’t occur in nature. You’ll find that most of that stuff is plastic. Other than the water bottles, very little of this can be recycled. But every bit that you pick up (and dispose of properly) is one less bit that will end up in our waterways and ultimately in the ocean, where plastic is killing all kinds of life forms. ~ Claire Prontnicki, Waterville