Earth Day is a worldwide movement, established back in 1970, with the objective to spread awareness about environmental protection. To mark the 50th anniversary, the Earth Day movement planned a "Great Global Clean Up", the largest environmental volunteer event in history. https://www.earthday.org/actions/great-global-solo-cleanup/ However, with the coronavirus restrictions in place, this year's event will be a fully digital affair. Instead of attending large scale events, people are being asked to visit the Earth Day website on 22 April to discover "24 hours of actions that you can take, right now and from wherever you are."  There are also simple ways that you can...

Unlike glass, steel or aluminium that can be recycled endlessly, a plastic bottle can typically be turned into a lower-quality plastic bottle twice before it is turned into other products like doormats, textiles, plastic lumber, etc.  So, what can you do about it? Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Refuse: try and avoid purchasing products that contain single-use plastic e.g. pasta bowls, plastic cutlery or straws. Why not take a bread bag to the bakery. Reduce: avoid excess food packaging or give plastic-free toiletries a try. Reuse: try out plastic-free cleaning products that will make use of single-use plastic bottles that would ordinarily...