What does sustainable living mean to you? 




































What does sustainable living mean to you? 








By
Ismael Costa 



Saint
George’s School Uruguay







 My name is Ismael. I am a nine year old boy from Uruguay, and I will

become ten years old next February 3rd. Allow me to explain what I


the 10th anniversary of my son/daughter. First, all my child’s

mean by sustainability by describing how one day I would celebrate


imagine that cities in the future will have bike-paths everywhere.

friends would arrive by bike or by a clean public transportation. I
Biking is good for many reasons: it is healthy and good for


is very nice and funny! All gifts would be wrapped in recycled paper.

developing strong legs, it does not pollute the environment, and it
And no one would bring a gun toy, because arms are not toys and have


celebrated in a sustainable building. By “sustainable building” I

nothing to do with sustainability! Books printed on recycled paper
would be very welcome as well as electronic books. The party would be


turned on only when needed. I know that electricity costs much more

mean one that deals responsibly with energy, water, and garbage. The
building's energy system would be based upon solar panels and wind
mills. The lightning system would be efficient, so lights would be


big issue for a party to be sustainable. We must save water because

at night, because everybody is at home using electric appliances, so
the party would be celebrated at daylight. Water management is also a
it is a scarce resource. We cannot live without water. We need water


toilets! Garbage produced during the party would be classified in

for drinking, cleaning the building, irrigating the plants, toilets
and dish washing. The building would have a system to recycle water,
so when rains are scarce plants would be irrigated with recycled
water. This water would also be used for cleaning the building and


oven. I know that one day the sun will stop shining. When this moment

organic, plastic, glass, batteries, tin and paper. The organic
garbage would be recycled in order to produce compost. We must learn
how to produce less garbage. The cake would be made with ingredients
obtained by sustainable agriculture and baked in a solar powered


great great grandchild can also have a nice birthday party. 

comes, I hope we will have already learned to live on other planets


in sustainable ways so that my great great great great great great


























































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