Off icialKidsMag.com • JULY 2019 • 41
Yenuli picked up trash around her community in Bentonville, including
on her school playground. She was surprised at the number of bottles
and cans that people just threw on the ground, not even in a trash can.
That's a problem, Yenuli points out.
"Sometimes the trash ends up in a lot of places. Animals start eating it.
And a lot of them are going extinct. It's not good," she says.
Also, Yenuli says, a lot of what she collected for her project could easily
be recycled.
"Most of the stuff I saw was recyclable, you could recycle it. Things like
bottles and cans."
Yenuli thinks maybe people are just too lazy to take the time to do it.
And, she believes they're missing out on some fun too. "You could also
make things out of it."
Yenuli plans to continue making more "recycled" art, and has already
worked with her 4H Club to make a sculpture for the Benton County
Fair competition.
You can enter the competition too, and be eligible to win prizes like a
$50 gift card!
Yenuli has a tip for kids entering the contest: start early.
"Start working way ahead of the deadline," she says. "Because as you
start making your sculpture you'll keep thinking of more ideas and that
way you'll have time to do more."
The deadline for entries is August 1st. See rules on page 39, start
collecting some trash around your neighborhood, and do your part for
your home planet!
"Tossed"
Centerpiece
contestants,
from
left
to
right:
Daniel
D.,
participant;
Landon
L.,
participant;
Lily
L.
–
3rd
place;
Noah
D.,
2nd
place;
Jacob
D.,
participant;
Yenuli
W.,
1st
place
Yenuli's award-winning sculpture
