Earth Day is the
largest environmental event in the world. More than six million
Canadians—including almost every school-aged child—participate in a local Earth
Day activity. Earth Day Canada, a
national environmental charity and corporate partner with Call2Recycle,
actively promotes participation throughout Canada.
This year Earth Day
Canada’s theme throughout April, or Earth Month, is Make It Count for Earth Day. Earth
Day Canada’s goal is to engage Canadians of all ages by asking them to add
small, environmentally-based actions to their daily routines. Participants set
a goal for the number of actions they want to complete during the month in one
of four environmental categories – Eat, Grow, Transform and Share.
Actions can range
from planting native trees and shrubs to preparing meals using local
ingredients, recycling batteries from electronic devices/power tools and
creating new looks from old clothing. Participants are invited to share their
actions on social media using the #MIC4ED hashtag and inspire others to take
action. Those who register are also entered into a drawing for prizes.
Folklore says it
takes 21 repetitions to form a habit. After Earth Month ends, Earth Day Canada
hopes these newly adopted habits across Canada last well into the future. For more
information on the EcoKids battery lesson plans created in conjunction with
Earth Day Canada, visit our webpage or the EcoKids website.
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