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Save The Planet
5. Air pollution
6. Plastic Pollution
7. Essay on saving the planet
8. Our slogan
HISTORY OF ‘EARTH DAY’
Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive! That’s why each year on April 22,
more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and
deforestation. By taking part in activities like picking up litter and planting trees, we’re making our
world a happier, healthier place to live.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when a United States senator from Wisconsin organized a
national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues. Rallies took place across the
country and, by the end of the year, the U.S. government had created the Environmental Protection
Agency. By 1990, Earth Day was an event celebrated by more than 140 countries around the globe .
HOW CAN WE SAVE THE PLANET
Plastic trash isn’t the Earth’s only pollution problem. Oil accidentally spilling into the sea,
agriculture products like fertilizers and pesticides seeping into the soil, and even excess noise and
light can pollute the environment.
Pollution is a global problem. Although urban areas are usually more polluted than the
countryside, pollution can spread to remote places where no people live. For example, pesticides
and other chemicals have been found in the Antarctic ice sheet. In the middle of the northern
Pacific Ocean, a huge collection of microscopic plastic particles forms what is known as
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Air and water currents carry pollution. Ocean currents and migrating fish carry marine pollutants
far and wide. Winds can pick up radioactive material accidentally released from a nuclear reactor
and scatter it around the world. Smoke from a factory in one country drifts into another country.
Air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution are three major forms of environmental pollution. Pollution
can also refer to excessive human activity, such as light and noise pollution, or to specific pollutants such as
plastic or radioactive material.
AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the
atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause
damage to the climate or to materials. It is also the contamination of indoor or outdoor
surrounding either by chemical activities, physical or biological agents that alters the
natural features of the atmosphere. There are many different types of air pollutants, such
as gases (including ammonia, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane,
carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons), particulates (both organic and inorganic), and
biological molecules. Air pollution can cause diseases, allergies, and even death to
humans; it can also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops,
and may damage the natural environment (for example, climate change, ozone depletion
or habitat degradation) or built environment (for example, acid rain). Air pollution can be
caused by both human activities and natural phenomena.
PLASTIC POLLUTION
Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and
microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat.Plastics
that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris, Plastics are
inexpensive and durable, making them very adaptable for different uses; as a result, manufacturers
choose to use plastic over other materials. However, the chemical structure of most plastics renders
them resistant to many natural processes of degradation and as a result they are slow to
degrade. Together, these two factors allow large volumes of plastic to enter the environment as
mismanaged waste and for it to persist in the ecosystem.
ESSAY ON SAVING THE PLANET
If you destroy the Earth, you destroy life .