Earth Day: What Is It? How Can We Help?
Illustration Nikolai JónassonThe History of Earth Day
With April comes Easter, longer days in the sunshine and Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22nd where people around the world demonstrate support for environmental protection and conservation.
Earth Day is an opportunity for people around the globe to be conscious of their carbon footprint and make plans as a community to build a better and more sustainable future for everyone.
The first Earth Day was held in San Francisco in 1970 after the Senator at the time called for the local college campuses to raise nationwide awareness of environmental issues. This first Earth Day led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA.
Earth Day became an official global event in 1990.
What Is The Theme of Earth Day 2023?
This year, the theme for Earth Day is Invest In Our Planet. It hopes to focus people on diversifying, educating, and activating the environmental movement worldwide.
This year’s theme is putting a huge onus on the business and political climate and how we can all take action to preserve and protect our health, families, and the world as a team.
How Can We Help On Earth Day This Year?
As a leader in creating eco-friendly and sustainably sourced leather, we have a few tips on how you can help and make a difference this year for Earth Day and beyond.
Go vegan. By ditching all animal products from your diet, you alone will be helping to cut the massive contributions to serious environmental problems. The UN has published its findings regarding livestock production and has outlined it as one of the worst contributors to environmental problems.
You can remove animal products from your diet by having meat-free Monday meals, making clever swaps in your baking, and even incrementally. Every small change adds up to a huge change!
Join a cleanup. Whether you live by the coast, in rural forests, or in suburbia, you can do your bit by simply getting out there and cleaning any mess and litter away. Find your local clean-up crew here
Invest in reusable carrier bags for your shopping - and use them for every shop. You can buy canvas and longer-life bags in your local supermarket for a cheap price. By using these over and over again in favor of single-use plastic you can help to keep the world a little greener
Don’t use fast fashion. The fashion industry is moving away from fast fashion and you can too easily. Go through your wardrobe and see what you can re-wear, sell and recycle. Look into second-hand stores, charity shops, and thrift stores.
Caddyboo & Earth Day
We here at Caddyboo pride ourselves on being forward-thinking with the creation and production of our high-end sustainable accessories.
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What is Earth Day Why do we celebrate it?
Earth Day is a worldwide annual event that unites everyone in honoring the achievements of the environmental movement. It is also used to raise awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations.
The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970.
What happens on Earth Day?
You can participate in Earth Day in many different ways including picking up litter, joining a community clean up, going meat-free for the day (and for longer periods), and creating a herb garden. Earth Day is an annual communal day where people can volunteer to plant trees, join other ecological projects or take part in street protests about climate change.
Why is Earth Day on the 22 of April?
Earth Day takes place annually on April 22nd worldwide. This date was selected to maximise the number of people (and mainly, students) that could be reached in schools and on university campuses as this date fell between holidays and exam periods.
