World Environment Day 2018 - Beat Plastic Pollution

World Environment Day occurs on 5th June every year. For almost five decades, World Environment Day has been raising awareness, supporting action, and driving change.

This year India is the global host of World Environment Day.

With “Beat Plastic Pollution” as the theme for this year’s edition, the world is coming together to combat single-use plastic pollution.

Plastic Pollution facts:

• Every year the world uses up to 5 trillion plastic bags
• Each year, at least 13 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute.
• In the last decade, we produced more plastic than in the whole last century
• 50 percent of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable
• We buy 1 million plastic bottles every minute
• Plastic makes up 10% of all of the waste we generate

For more information about World Environment Day and Plastic Pollution, visit:
www.worldenvironmentday....al

Comment below if you have taken any measures to save the environment or if u plan on doing something to contribute.
You can also write something on how the people around you can help or what measures should the government take to minimize pollution. You may also share images from the internet or clicked by you.

We will select 5 entries at 12 noon tomorrow and give 100 Dimes each.