Earth Day 2024: Planet Vs. Plastics

Earth Day is on the 22 April every year and marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

For Earth Day 2024 EARTHDAY.ORG is unwavering in their commitment to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of ALL plastics by 2040.

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Facts about the Earth:

The Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing
The Earth was once believed to be the centre of the universe
Earth has a powerful magnetic field
There is only one natural satellite of the planet Earth
Earth is the only planet not named after a god
The Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System



The first Earth Day in 1970:

On 22 April 1970, 20 million Americans took to streets, parks, and auditoriums to protest environmental degradation. This first Earth Day sparked the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

Twenty years later, one of Earth Day’s original organizers Denis Hayes appeared at the National Press Club to announce the launch of Earth Day as a global organization, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries.

About Earth Day:

Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate, and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day (1970), Earth Day Network works with more than 50,000 partners in 190 countries to build environmental democracy.

More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed."

Mahatma Gandhi

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10 simple and easy tips to help you go green:

Plant a tree or some wild flowers or donate a tree
Grow your own food or buy locally produced food
Stop using single-use plastics like bottles, bags and straws
Reduce waste, reuse and recycle paper, plastic and glass
Join a local park, river or beach clean-up
Go meat or dairy-free once a week
Donate old clothes and home goods instead of throwing them out
Change your paper bills to online billing
Read documents online instead of printing them
Replace inefficient incandescent light bulbs with efficient CFLs or LEDs


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