b" environmentOne companys quest to be environmentally friendlyWe are part ofshe makes to be more sustainable are the community,about what she buyswhether she and want toreally needs it, or if she can recycle it. make sureIn addition, my family is very focused our buildingson our house waste stream, so we have a gooddonate all kinds of things like games environmentaland toys that my children dont use footprint,anymore. Ms. BraunThere are things that you can do to explained tobe sustainable, too! Ms. Braun said Bulldog Bulletinstudents can use reusable water reporters. Ibottles, for example. You can grow look at carbon,your food in a garden. You can collect Karenenergy, water,rainwater to use for plants.Braun's questand waste. Im trying to understand is to helpthe waste streams. And when you have a house of your preserveShe analyzes all of the things we putown, she said, you can do things like the Earthsinto the trash to see which bucketsfind sources of renewable energy, resourcesthey fit into for recycling. Her worksuch as solar panels and wind for futurehelps Quest reuse and recycleturbines, to help the Earth.Karen Braungenerations.materials. I make things as efficientWhen I started to do this, I started Sustainability director Her positionas possible, she said. thinking about what the Earth was at Questgoing to look like for all of you, she Diagnostics gives her an opportunityMs. Braun says her job hassaid. And when I went to work, I to do just that. changed her way of thinking aboutwanted to do something that made a sustainability, which is our ability todifference every day.She is the director of Environmentalmake sure future generations have Sustainability for Quest Diagnostics.the natural resources they need. SheMs. Braun hopes her work will help Quest takes human specimens, likehas become more environmentallymake the world a better place for blood samples or swabs from thefriendly since she began working atfuture generations.lining of the nose or throat, andQuest, she said.performs tests on them so that you,Reviewed by Antonioyour doctor, and your parents canI think we have to be honest with Afarano, Marco Ciccarone,make good decisions about yourourselves, she said. We live in a Daniel David, Adam Elhealth. world that is very busy, and there are Mahdaoui, Liam Gallagher,a lot of things for us to make decisions Adric Gurreonero, EmilyMs. Braun is responsible for trackingon.McCann, Sophia Sotomayor,the impact the company has on the Owen Vasquez, and Starr Volpe environment.Ms. Braun said some of the decisions East Norriton Bulldog BulletinI will pick up trash in the school building, sidewalks, and bus. I will attempt to clean up for others if they forget after eating or left something behind on the floor. This way there is less trash in the world. By doing this, I can help the community and take a step forward to a better world. Austin Zhen, 7th gradeMaST Community Charter Healthy Panther Post Page 14 illustration by Michaela Kaplan, 7th grade,14B Y K I D S , F O R K I D S | F a l l 2 0 2 4 MaST Community Charter Healthy Panther Post"