INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Earth Day 2018 theme is 'End Plastic Pollution'.New Delhi: Earth Day is observed every year on April 22
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is significant as it's a day of political action and civic participation towards preserving the planet
People march, sign petitions, meet their elected officials, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads
Earth Day Network is the organisation that leads Earth Day worldwide.From poisoning and injuring marine life to presence of plastics in food
to disrupting human hormones and causing major life-threatening diseases, the exponential growth of plastics is threatening our planet's
survival, notes the Earth Day Network.Earth Day 2018 ThemeEarth Day 2018 theme is 'End Plastic Pollution'
It is dedicated to providing the information and inspiration needed to fundamentally change human attitude and behavior about plastics.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, mobilising and activating citizens across the globe to demand that governments and corporations
control and clean up plastic pollutionEducating people worldwide to take personal responsibility for plastic pollution by choosing to
reject, reduce, reuse and recycle plastics, andPromoting local government regulatory and other efforts to tackle plastic
pollution.Importance of Earth Day 2018:Aprill 22 was chosen as Earth Day by Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day
The importance of Earth Day is to increase the awareness among common public, especially among youngsters, to get full effect of the
campaign of environmental safety.
