America needs to stop using the penny. Every year the U.S. wastes around 55 million dollars on making pennies. They are harmful to the environment. Cost more to make then they are worth. So the U.S. needs to stop using them. America should stop using pennies. They are bad for the environment. Pennies are made out of zinc. Which is harmful to humans and animals in large amounts. When zinc is mined it can contaminate water, soil, and plants in the area surrounding the mine. DesignLife-Cycle.org, a site created by students at the University of California, calculates that just transporting pennies to banks puts about 1.5 million tons of CO2 into the air. They also coast a lot of money to make. It costs about 1.7 cents to make a penny. Because