The students
wanted to learn more.
學生們想要學更多這方面的知識
They did
some research and discovered that two area school
districts, combined, use about 4,000 polystyrene trays
per day—which makes for 960,000 per year! They also
learned that polystyrene takes a very long time to
decompose, meaning that it can hang around in landfills
for years and years.
他們繼續去做了些研究，並發現，如果將兩個校區每天所使用的保麗龍餐盤加起來，可以多達4000個，也就是說一年下來就用了960,000個！他們還發現保麗龍必須經過很久的時間才能在土壤中腐爛分解，也就是說，它們可以存留在土裡很多很多年。
The group members set goals for themselves:
to reduce their schools’ contribution to landfills,
to find trays made out of recyclable material such
as cardboard and to explore the possibility of compostable
trays.
這個根與芽小組將他們的目標設立在「減少學校的垃圾、使用可回收材質（如：紙板）製作的餐盤，以及尋找用完餐盤還可用來堆肥的可能性」。
With their
newfound information, the Peaceweavers, led by group
leader Pat Cleveland, approached their area school
board to lobby for change. They addressed school board
members:
由Pat Cleveland帶領的「和平編織者」小組，帶著他們新發現的資訊去遊說地區學校委員會，他們提出：
We
are the Dewey Elementary School Roots & Shoots
environmental group. Our goal is to make a positive
difference in our world. We have a concern about the
environmental harm adult decision-makers are causing
by using [polystyrene] trays in our . . . school lunch
program.
我們是Dewey小學根與芽環境小組，我們的目的是改善我們的世界，我們相當關切學校午餐使用保利龍餐盤的決策對於環境上的傷害…
The group's
efforts received media coverage in the Chicago Tribune,
as well as in a press release on the Jane Goodall
Institute's website.
這個小組的努力甚至登上了Chicago Tribune的新聞，以及美國珍古德協會的網站。
Pat said
she encouraged group members to demand that "the
adults who make the decisions that affect our future…work
with us to find a viable, environmentally friendly
and sustainable alternative to Styrofoam trays."
Pat鼓勵他的小組成員去要求那些影響他們未來的大人們，與他們合作，一同尋找可實行又環保的替代方法，來取代保麗龍餐盤。
School
officials and workers listened to the group's ideas
but were concerned about the additional cost and weight
of cardboard trays.
學校的高層及工作人員聽了小組提出的觀點之後，卻擔心使用紙板餐盤所增加的成本及重量。
The Peaceweavers
have not given up though. They plan to meet with the
superintendent and other school officials to find
a solution that works for their school and for the
environment.
「和平編織者」組員還沒有放棄，他們計畫去和學校負責人及其他高層人員會面，一同商討能同時利益學校又環保的解決方案。
~摘錄自根與芽小組網站
the
Dewey Elementary School Roots & Shoots environmental
group
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