On April 22, 1970, almost 48 years ago, millions of people protested the negative impacts of 150 years of industrial development.
International Event
Earth Day is now an international event each year on April 22 and it is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world.
End Plastic Pollution Campaign
This year, Earth Day Network (EDN)’s End Plastic Pollution campaign includes four major components:
- Leading a grassroots movement to support the adoption of a global framework to regulate plastic pollution;
- Educating, mobilizing and activating citizens across the globe to demand that governments and corporations control and clean up plastic pollution;
- Educating people worldwide to take personal responsibility for plastic pollution by choosing to reject, reduce, reuse and recycle plastics, and
- Promoting local government regulatory and other efforts to tackle plastic pollution.
Jump In and Do Your Part
You can do your part helping the planet by implementing just ONE of the over 40 simple and easy tips to help you go green, protect the earth, save money and make every day Earth Day. You can make a difference! Get all Earth Day 40+ tips. Here are just a few of them below:
- Reduce your carbon footprint and take Earth Day Network’s Carbon Footprint Quiz.
- Plant a tree or donate a tree through Earth Day Network’s Canopy Project.
- Join a local park, river or beach cleanup.
- Use environmentally-friendly, non-toxic cleaning products.
- Replace inefficient incandescent light bulbs with efficient CFLs or LEDs – reduce your carbon footprint by 450 pounds a year.
- Car pool, ride your bike, use public transportation or drive an electric or hybrid car. Reduce your carbon footprint by 1 pound for every mile you do not drive.
- Keep your tires properly inflated and get better gas mileage. Reduce your carbon footprint 20 pounds for each gallon of gas saved.
- Change your car’s air filter regularly.
- Teleconference instead of traveling. If you fly five times per year, those trips are likely to account for 75% of your personal carbon footprint.
- Recycle paper, plastic and glass. Reduce your garbage by 10% and your carbon footprint by 1,200 pounds a year.
- Donate your old clothes and home goods instead of throwing them out. When you need something, consider buying used.
- Collect used printer, fax, and copier cartridges to recycle.
A local Junk Removal Service can help you with the recycling and donating parts of the plan. Plus, they can clean up and haul away your items so you can help out the world on Earth Day.
Junk Buddy serves Pinellas County, Tampa and New Port Richey and we will provide a free, no-obligation on-site estimate. When you call us, our friendly customer service can give you a rough estimate of prices based on your information you provide, but it’s our truck team who will provide an accurate quote when they arrive. You can book online or call us at 727-761-4608. Sit back and relax while our truck team handles the hard work and hauls your junk away.