GoGreenMan Battles Fast Food Chains

A 12-year-old challenges big fast food chains to start recycling

Twelve-year-old Jonathan Lee鈥攃reator of the superhero 鈥攊s a preteen on a mission: To get big fast food chains to recycle.

鈥淭he packages you see behind me came from 10 popular restaurants that many people eat at,鈥� he says, in , standing in front of a wall of garbage. 鈥淎nd did you know they didn鈥檛 recycle?!鈥� he shouts.

He鈥檚 taking his case up the government ladder. So far, the enthusiastic Lee has spoken with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) about his issue with fast food waste. And just last week, he posted a video on CNN鈥檚 asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid whether he would support a national fast food recycling program.

The role of advocate isn鈥檛 new for Lee; he鈥檚 been fighting for the environment since he watched a show about global warming when he was 10. He uses GoGreenMan鈥攁nd the superhero鈥檚 unending fight against Dr. Pollution鈥攖o get his peers interested in the cause.

GoGreenMan, armed with a wind energizer, a solar sun shield and a hydro hipster, teams up with and several others. They battle the evil .

With this cause, Lee faces an uphill struggle, but he seems ready for the fight. 鈥淗ow come restaurants aren鈥檛 recycling?鈥� he asks emphatically. Pause. 鈥淭he GoGreenMan investigation will continue.鈥�