Young voices, big impact: Amherst’s Fort River fifth graders take on plastics, hunger, gun safety

Young voices, big impact: Amherst’s Fort River fifth graders take on plastics, hunger, gun safety

AMHERST — A push by the state Legislature to reduce single-use plastics across the state, cutting down on the use of straws, carryout bags and utensils and at the same time increasing recycling and composting, is winning support from fifth graders at Fort River School.