Earth Day: What You Can Do to Help

Earth Day 1970 Earth Day is founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson Pollution in big cities can reduce your lifespan by 2 to 3 years. 1980 Canada celebrates its first Earth Day 1990 Millions celebrate Earth Day in 141 countries 70% of toxic waste comes from e-waste and other electronics. 1995 Senator Nelson awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom 2000 of the world's paper is used 72% by the US, Europe and Japan. Earth Day officially celebrated in more than 180 countries 2011 1 billion people celebrate Earth Day Last year, 68,595 lawn mowers were salvaged by eReplacementParts customers, saving 4,115,720 lbs from landfills. Get Invoned Plant a tree with your family, watch it grow Construct a bird bath out of recycled materials Design your own drip irrigation system using recydled bottles Make your own greenhouse using the tops of soda bottles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_day http://www.nelsonearthday.net/nelson/legacy.htm ReplacementParts