Iˈve always loved the ocean. In the (seven) grade, I started volunteering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. I was upset to learn that many sea animals eat plastic garbage, (think)it is food.
I decided to do something (educate) people about this problem. I held presentations at schools to teach kids about plastic waste. I wanted to reach businesses too. I decided that if I learned of a company used a lot of plastic, Iˈd send it an email urging it to cut back.
One day, I saw a commercial for a health-care company. People in the ad were using plastic straws （吸管）. I found the contact information of the company emailed its president. I told him how (harm) plastic could be to the environment and asked him to consider using more eco-friendly options. I was so (excite) when he wrote back to me. He said he would make sure that the company cut its use of plastic straws in half.
I kept going. Whenever I heard of businesses using plastic, Iˈd send an email. One of the biggest companies I wrote to (be) Alaska Airlines Paris. A company (represent) wrote back and told me the airline was switching overplastic to paper cups on all of its 1, 200 daily flights.
