While many clubs organize fundraisers to help their causes, the Environmental Action Club takes direct action in making the world greener.

“They don’t just talk about it. They want to actually get things done,” adviser and science teacher Briana Brown said.

The club works in the high school and town to improve the environment, senior Bianca Hutner said.

“Things we’re interested in are increasing the recycling in the school,” she said, “And we’ve also helped out with the town’s styrofoam collection event.”

The club convinced the town to place a recycling bin in the quad last year. Before, if students wanted to recycle, they had to bring their recycling into the school, Brown said.

“It took us a while; you have to go through so many hoops to get things done,” Hutner said.

According to Brown, the club is planning to have a climate action day this year to raise awareness within the school.

“From what I’ve seen they’re really passionate about trying to create change,” Brown said.

Brown said the club members are very dedicated, and being able to go out and get things done has brought them a lot of gratification.

Senior Sam Payne said he was pleased by the styrofoam ban and the compacting recycling bin for the quad.

“We’re really trying to get stuff done around the school,” he said. “We even went to a town meeting to ban plastic bags in stores in Brookline.”

According to Hutner, the Environmental Action club has also gone to the State House to testify in support of an electronic waste bill.

“It just felt good to know that people were listening to us and afterward a bunch of senators and representatives were coming up to us,” Hutner said. “Normally high schoolers don’t testify, so it felt really good knowing that they listened to us and cared about what we were saying.”

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