Make Every Day an Earth Day
Earth Day was first held on April 22, 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by Earthday.org and more than a billion people from 193 countries1 participate in some way.
Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since 1970, but now more than ever, the entire Global Wellness Community needs to collectively recognize the importance of ecology, conservation and restoration. This includes awareness of climate change, plastic and pollution, access to clean drinking water, preservation of wildlife and reconnecting with nature. As a community, we need to be active participants who live on planet Earth, not as humans who regard ourselves as above the rest of the animal kingdom, but as cohorts to wildlife.
Earth Day continues to be a momentous and unifying day each and every year. More importantly, it’s up to each of us to make every day, Earth Day. Paying attention to how we can live in harmony with all things natural on our planet cannot be only one day out of the year. We have to create an Active Wellness lifestyle that helps to restore the Earth. This does not mean we have to disrupt our daily lives in extreme ways. Each individual can help by incorporating small habits that are beneficial to nature.
Here are just a few examples of ways to help the Earth by going a little greener:
• Drink filtered water rather than water from single-use plastic bottles. Eco-friendly PiMag® Sport Bottle and PiMag Waterfall® are ideally suited to help avoid plastic bottle usage. And, you get clean water with 99.99% of bacteria filtered out!
• Use washable containers for leftover food instead of plastic wrap.
• Use cold water for laundry whenever possible. According to Energy Star, up to 90% of energy used in washing machines goes toward heating the water.2
• Re-use cloth rags for cleaning when possible. This will reduce the amount of paper towels you use. When you do use paper towels, please recycle them.
• Bring your own mug when you go to get a cup of coffee from your favorite retailer.
• Bring your own reusable bags when you go grocery shopping. Many supermarkets provide reusable bags for purchase. Try to stay away from plastic bags that will end up in mountains of landfills.
• Animal agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change.3 Even eating plant-based meals a few times a week can help make a difference. Best of all, it may also improve your health!
• When your local community holds a beach cleanup or similar event, volunteer! It’s a great way to meet like-minded people.
Check earthday.org for ways to participate and to learn more about how to go green.
1 wikipedia.com
2 parade.com/picks, April 18, 2021
3 https://www.earthday.org/our-work/#people-and-communities