Look Beneath the Surface: Address the Issues

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  Education

[David Mutai]

Does anyone know the name of the soundtrack Music? I love it.

[USEPAgov]

Killer Tracks Album "Twenty Something Songs disc 2" Song Title "So Cold" by Ben Clocks Glad you liked it!

[redbowpottery]

I like the music. Posted it to my facebook page.

[USEPAgov]

Thanks very much for sharing it!

[68Susied]

I am a Girl Scout Troop Leader and we collected 11,500 plastic bags from Grades K-5 in just 3 weeks! That's a lot of trash! It filled my mini van up 4 times. I took it to be recycled. Think how much plastic that is across the nation. We have to stop being a nation of convenience. It is ruining the planet as we know it. Convenience is making our nation more unhealthy. We need to remember to use canvas totes and reusable water bottles.

[KhafreTV]

@WoodyPfister - waste is in the eye of the beholder. I haven't seen one of these since the 1970s, and given how much benefit the EPA provides (our rivers are no longer on fire!  Woot!) they are long overdue.

[Ángel Benito]

I like it!

[George Price]

2013 the year of DOERS......

[binofra]

Languedoc roussillon region are invaded by corruption and money laundering ,housing development are constantly built near shores

[Chellspecker]

America lags far behind other countries in recycling and sustainability awareness. This video is a step in the right direction, but seems like it was made thirty years ago in Canada or Germany. Environmental stewardship is a way of life for all citizens in many countries, where taxes pay for city-wide recycling programs. American consumer culture encourages convenient consumption with no thought given to waste or personal accountability. Picking up after yourself is everybody's responsibility.

[David McMann White]

Very well done! Gets my award! A big smile!

[tomohawk52]

You have a much higher opinion of your fellow citizens than I do.

[leona estep]

It's thoughts like this that let those piles of trash grow. Fines do not teach people, teaching those people does and teaching your children.

[tomohawk52]

I refuse (pardon the pun) to pick up other people's trash. Let the convicted criminals do it. Fine people - serious fines plus community service - for littering.

[ksolong]

Apparently 7 people believe that there is not enough plastic trash in the world.