Earth Day 2024!

2024’s Earth Day theme is “Planet vs. Plastic”

Over the past 60 years, around eight billion tons of plastic has been produced, according to a recent study in the journal Science Advances — 90.5 per cent of which has not been recycled. As a result, this year's Earth Day theme— “Planet vs. Plastic”— demands a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. This reduction will prove to be a challenge considering the prevalence of plastic in our daily lives. What is being done about this issue? During the upcoming United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Ottawa, Canada from 23rd to the 29th of April, the goal is to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, that will, as stated, “by early next year, actually ratify a new treaty at the United Nations to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040”.