11/13/2025
For many students, lunch trays, plates, and utensils are used for minutes and then thrown away. Pragrathi, a high school sophomore in the DFW Mid-Cities area, wants to change that.
She is working to reduce single-use plastics in her community because research shows the impacts go beyond the environment. Plastics break down into microplastics that enter our bodies, while compostables often fail to deliver on their promises. Reuse systems are safer, healthier, and more sustainable.
This is the kind of leadership that drives Plastic Reduction Project forward. Change is possible when students, schools, and communities take action together.
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