6.9 Materials: Using and Reusing

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6.9.17 The Tale of Three Cups

Paper Polly, A One-Time Wonder

- Polly is picked up at a coffee shop by a busy office worker who grabs a latte. After just one use, Polly is tossed into the trash. She ends up in a landfill, feeling heartbroken.

“That’s it? One sip, and I’m done? I wanted to be more than this!” Despite her eco-friendly potential, Polly realizes that her short lifespan makes her wasteful unless composted. “I break down in months, but what’s the point if I’m thrown in the trash? It’s so unfair. I was compostable. But instead, I’ve spent years in a landfill. I could’ve been soil, helping flowers grow.”