GITAR: Embodiment of Concern for the Nation's Children
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"Drink cups made of plastic have now become one of the most common types of waste among students. Almost every day, we see friends, and even ourselves, buying drinks from the cafeteria. This waste may seem trivial, but it actually has a significant negative impact. Just imagine—by buying a single packaged drink, we’re already generating at least five types of plastic waste: the straw, sachet packaging, plastic bag, cup lid, and the cup itself. If one person can buy drinks 2–3 times a day, how much plastic waste is produced in a single day by one class? One school? One city? Even one country? The amount must be enormous! And yet, plastic waste takes tens to hundreds of years to decompose—some only break down after 450 years. One small step by bringing a tumbler today could make a big difference for the earth tomorrow.
As students, we can make a big change through simple actions. By joining GITAR—the Environmentally Friendly Tumbler Movement—we can start replacing the habit of using plastic cups by bringing our own tumblers from home. Besides being more economical and practical, this step is an important part of the effort to save the environment. Nowadays, there are many tumblers with attractive and functional designs. The tumbler we carry every day can be a self-expression piece by matching its design to our personality. GITAR will include several movement branches, such as: - **Story Melody**: This is a social media campaign in the form of a hashtag that shares stories about your tumbler. You can use Instagram templates to tell anything about your tumbler, like why you chose a blue tumbler, where you bought it, and more. - **Colored Notation**: This is a support from cafeterias or coffee shops to offer discounts to friends who bring their own tumblers. For example, all customers would receive a card with seven musical notes. Each time they come with a tumbler, the card will be stamped in sequence with do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti. When the stamps reach ""ti,"" they are entitled to a 100% discount (or according to the café/canteen policy). - **Thirst Harmony**: This is support from schools or institutions to provide free water refills. Large water containers would be placed in strategic spots so we can refill our water whenever we like. - **Joyful Arrangement**: This is an activity to recycle plastic waste from bottles, drink cups, straws, and plastic glasses. We can recycle them into musical instruments, such as plastic bottle maracas, plastic box guitars, plastic bucket drums, or anything else. These recycled creations would be displayed at a bazaar, giving them commercial value. In schools, this activity could be incorporated into P5 lessons on the theme of ""Sustainable Living,"" though other groups may also use this activity. Isn’t it exciting to see what GITAR can achieve with just small actions? By starting with a tumbler, we can save the earth. The earth we stand on, the earth that meets our needs for clothing, food, and shelter, and the earth that provides us with shelter. It would be heartbreaking if our future generations couldn't enjoy a healthy earth. Let’s not let our selfishness and laziness today cast a shadow on tomorrow.Let us be a generation of students who care for the environment by choosing a tumbler as a loyal companion every day—a small step that makes a big impact on nature and the future."
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