Metro Atlanta Teen Honored for Motivating Youth Environmentalists

Jim Burress / WABE News

Charles Orgbon III is this year’s Captain Planet Young Superhero for Earth.  His non-profit, Greening Forward, has grown to support young environmental change makers across the globe.  And when he spoke with WABE’s Jim Burress before Friday’s event gala, Orgbon said it all started when he decided to pick up trash at age 12.

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