WORLD EARTH DAY



It was Senator Gaylord Nelson who proposed the idea, post the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969, in an era when industrial progress took precedence over environmental concerns, leading to rampant air and water pollution. Observed on April 22 since 1970, this day reminds us of the challenges and the efforts required to ensure a healthy future for all living beings....

Envisaging a 60% reduction in plastic production by 2040, and to end single-use plastic production by 2030, the theme for 2024 is -
"Planet vs Plastics."

The once novel, convenient, fashionable and versatile material, plastic has been in the eye of a storm lately due to it's waste being hazardous to nature. Time has come to agree that plastic is a disaster. Estimatedly, of the annual global 350m tons of plastic waste, 1-2m tons go to the oceans as marine-life killers. Microplastics therein are capable of entering the bloodstream of all living beings, including humans...

The need of the hour is to change our reliance on plastic, and to oppose the usage of single use ‘disposable’ plastic, for the simple reason that it cannot be just ‘thrown away’ and most of it isn’t really recycled. We have to insist on alternatives...

Plastic is an easy cheap product to produce, with several uses. Undoubtedly, plastic has improved food hygiene, and safety in the medical field, immensely. But it's indiscriminate use should be curtailed. Cleanliness is important, but we should strike a better balance...

The cheap clear plastic is the marketer's delight, be it display, packaging, storing or selling. However, we now realise that our waste disposal system, including the famed 'recycling' process, are just on paper. Waste has been found to just move from one place to another...

There are countless ways for us to observe this day. Planting trees, clean-up drives of litter and plastic waste from public places, educational seminars on renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, environmental hygiene, minimalistic efforts of usage of resources - reduce, reuse, recycle - etc...

We all have our responsibility of taking care of our home, Earth. Let us celebrate the beauty of our magnanimous planet, and together pledge to reduce our carbon footprints, and to preserve our environment in our fight for a cleaner, healthier planet for all future generations to come...

HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌎

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