5 Things You May Not Know About Earth Day Plus A Bonus

Five things you didn't know about Earth Day

One billion people across the world will get involved with Earth Day this year

1. The celebration has its own flag that features a picture of the Earth taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon
2. 20 million people participated in the first ever Earth Day in 1970
3. No one knows where the name or date for the day came from as the organisers can't remember
4. In 2008 Disney launched Disneynature, a channel dedicated to environmental documentaries, in celebration of Earth Day

                           Bonus

You can get involved without attending an official event by trying some of the following activities:

Walk to work, cycle or take public transport

Use a reusable coffee cup

Make sure you recycle

Go paperless

Take a tote bag to the shop

Plant a tree

Go meat or dairy free at least once a week

Carry a reusable water bottle

Buy local produce