Tag: End Plastic Pollution

Earth Day 2018 Aims to End Plastic Pollution

Stuart Mitchell

Earth Day Network, the organization that leads Earth Day worldwide, today announced that Earth Day 2018 will focus on mobilizing the world to End Plastic Pollution, including creating support for a global effort to eliminate single use plastics along with uniform regulation for the disposal of plastics.  EDN will educate millions of people about the health and other risks associated with the use and disposal of plastics, including pollution of our oceans, water, and wildlife, and about the growing body of evidence that decomposing plastics are creating serious global health problems.  From poisoning and injuring marine life to…

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Earth Day Network Launches Global Campaign to End Plastic Pollution

Stuart Mitchell

Earth Day Network (EDN), the global coordinator of Earth Day, announced the launching of a global campaign to End Plastic Pollution. They will be educating and mobilizing citizens, and influencing governments and corporations to achieve large-scale reductions in plastic pollution around the world. Their intention is to have Earth Day 2018 mark the first step toward the ultimate goal of replacing fossil fuel based plastics with nonpolluting materials. Plastic pollution is not just an environmental crisis, but also as one of the most urgent public health, human rights and social justice…

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