Educating Tomorrow

Dear Mayor Bloomberg,

As a member of the NYC community, I am outraged by the fact that only 9.5% of NYC school waste is recycled. How can such an alarming majority of NYC schools not be recycling? How can NYC's Local Law 19 and the Regulation of the Chancellor on Waste Management be ignored in schools, unchecked? Where is the accountability? By breaking the law and being environmentally irresponsible, we are sending a strong message to our city's youth that it's okay to disregard the law and the environment. I expect that as Mayor of NYC, you should be doing everything you can to ensure NYC schools recycle. You've taken a stand on other environmental issues, why not this one?

If we are the greatest city in the world, as some say, then we should certainly take the lead in demonstrating exemplary environmental practices. Currently, we fall terribly short of the most elementary.

Sincerely,
Your Name