Day #7: Plastic Pollution
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2024 Billion Acts Earth Day Countdown

Apr. 16, 2024

The Act is virtual

About this Act

Welcome to day #7 of the 2024 Billion Acts Earth Month Campaign! You can visit the main campaign page here!

Plastics are quite literally all around us. In fact, over 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced each year according to the UN Environment Programme. That is the equivalent to the weight of the entire current human population!

Take Action!

Have you heard of plogging?

Combine your cardio routine with some activism by picking-up litter along the way (plogging)! Plogging started in Sweden as both an environmental and exercise movement in 2016. It involves jogging (often with an organized group) while picking up litter. An increased awareness of plastic pollution has inspired an estimated 2,000,000 people to plog daily in over 100 countries! Give it a try today.

Inspiration:

Around the world, groups are working to tackle this crisis through innovative alternatives, and advocacy. Tech. groups such as 2020 Billion Acts Awardee Genecis is hard at work converting food waste destined for the landfill into new forms of biodegradable packaging.

Education:

Let us know how you joined today's call-to-action by clicking on "Share and Earn Peace Points" on the right side of the screen. We also welcome you to add your own Earth month events and calls-to-action to the campaign page as well. We're on a mission to reach 1,000 acts by April 22nd!

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