Earth Day – 22nd April 2026
This is one of the biggest environmental awareness days for your calendar.
For Earth Day, earthday.org will be demanding a 60% reduction in the production of plastics.Not certain types of plastics, ALL plastics, by 2040. We have all see n the devastating effects plastic has on us and the environment around us so this quite an important one. Check out their website and find out how you can get involved. There is a section on their website where you can learn more about plastics and also a report called The Plastic Waste Maker’s Index showing what companies are most responsible for plastic pollution. Take a guess who is at the top of the list? (paeg 49). The first Earth day was held in 1970 and has been going strong ever since.
If you need ideas of how to get your little ones involved, check out some of these printable activities
If you’d like a list of environmental awareness days and sustainability awareness days for the UK, here’s the full list
