Earth Day (Exercise 1: Question 5)

When is Earth Day celebrated? In paying homage to Mother Earth, how do we preserve the sanctity of Earth against pollution and destruction?
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22.
The purpose for this day is to celebrate and honour our planet Earth, so as to furthermore appreciate the beauty of nature and the environment that God has blessed us with...

In paying homage to Mother Earth, we can preserve the sanctity of Earth against pollution and destruction by:

1. Getting educated
Learn more about the environment. Read articles to get up to date with current issues affecting the environment, like pollution, water shortages and climate change. Understand how climate change works, look into urban environmental issues such as contaminated drinking water and energy conservation, and take note of local wildlife that may be under the threat of extinction.

2. Plant Trees
Planting trees is a popular earth day activity. Trees help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, clean pollution, secure soil in place to prevent erosion and provide homes for many insects, birds, and other animals. There's almost no more important, long-lasting act you can do to celebrate Earth Day.

3. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Reduce the amount of items that come in unnecessary big amounts of packaging. This way, you'll be able to reduce the amount of waste that needs to be disposed of. Reuse things that can be reused like plastic bottles and containers for things like arts and crafts projects or simply using them as utensils to hold objects like a pencil holder, or simply to contain water. Last but not least, recycle.
Recycling is one means of ensuring that the items we've finished using gets returned to the resources pool and either get turned into something else or is cleansed and reused. It helps to conserve raw materials and often helps to save additional energy that manufacturers would otherwise use in producing new products from scratch. Recycling also reduces the amount of material going into landfills, which is a huge bonus as many countries are running out of space for landfill. In addition, recycling can lessen pollution involved in waste disposal and reducing the consumption of raw materials helps to conserve our natural resources.