Recycle Now Before It Is Too Late

• Lily Sands, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2009

Recycle this, recycle that
Whoops I've recycled our family cat
Recycling is fun and easy too
Listen to me I'll tell you what to do

Cardboard, plastic and aluminium cans
Should be put out for the recycling man
When you have garbage to throw away
Put it in the right bin before recycling day

Motor oils can be a pain
Don't let them end up in the drain
Collect them all into a tin
And take them to the oil recycling bin

Buying recycled products show that you care
Conserve and save money for all to share
When you buy groceries at your local store
Use environmental bags and do even more

Recycle all the trash we can
It is a very simple plan
Separate glass, paper and tin
And put them in the recycle bin

Aluminium cans don't need to be trash
Turn them into ready cash
Batteries, mobile phones and computers too
Can be reused or recycled at a centre near you

Start at home a compost heap
Your gardening mix will now be cheap
By recycling products in this way
We help protect our Earth every day

Work on reusing all the garbage we can
Work hard it is a simple plan
Use a bag not once but twice
Giving your old toys to someone else is nice

So when you see rubbish don't walk on by
Put it in the right place, come on give it a try
Recycle now before it's too late
We can all save our world from a terrible fate

Recycling makes our whole world clean
Helps keep our trees and grasses green
These are the tips I give to you
It's up to yourselves to decide what to do

We all must work to keep our planet free
From landfill, rubbish and debris
We all need air that's fresh clean and clear
for everyone to breathe from year to year

We all must stick together and all do our part
Don't let recycling become a dying art.

By Lily Sands 5LM