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Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a billion people participate in Earth Day activities each year.

Regardless of when you hold your celebration, remember that Earth Day is Every Day for everybody.

Earth Day, April 22, 1970 signified the birth of the modern environmental movement in the United States. Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson.

On this day in 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate on behalf of a healthy, sustainable environment.  Thousands of colleges and universities held protests against the degradation of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, raw sewage, toxic dumps, heavily polluting factories and power plants, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.

The first Earth Day led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. In 1990, Earth Day went global, with 200 million people from 141 nations participating. Thousands of activities took place worldwide, including demonstrations, tree plantings, river clean-ups, cultural events and government-sponsored initiatives. It is around this day that people can come together, united, to protect and appreciate the earth. Practicing Earth Day every day by making simple changes in your lifestyle can have a significant impact on the environment.

The small things we do in our everyday lives, like refusing a plastic bag when you go food shopping is a great way to start. We all can have your own day to day environmental success stories that can fill us with energy and a sense of well being. Doing those simple little daily things that make the earth a better place for all is living EARTH DAY EVERY DAY. It is when we each begin to live our environmental lives to the fullest that we will begin to change the fate of this planet for the good. What are you going to do on Earth Day? Take a step to change, everyone can be saving the earth one item at a time.

Thanks for being a part of Earth Day with www.gogogreenitems.com visit Go Green Items for great eco friendly products.

We have all been told the 3R’s.

Reduce-decrease the garbage you generate.

Reuse-use an item again instead of throwing it away.

Recycle-take an item that would be usually be put in the trash and transform it into a new product.

Recyclable indicates that a product can be recycled. It does not mean that an item is made with recycled content. When you purchase a recycled product it is referred to as ”closing the loop” because it completes the recycling process.

The recycling process includes three steps:

Collect, Process, and Buy.

If we are only are collecting recyclables its not enough, we must buy recycled products in order to create markets. Most products are not 100% recycled content, so look for the highest percentage possible.

When you purchase recycled products it conserves natural resources, saves energy, reduces solid waste, reduces air and water pollutants, reduces greenhouse gases, and creates new jobs.

In order to keep our blue planet green we must start now.

I believe that buying recycled products can do more than just help save our environment.

Everyone can do this. You can start one item at time.

Here’s some items you can start with. Recycled jewelry, recycled purses, eco friendly bags, green gadgets & other amazing go green products.

Visit gogreenitems.com for more ideas in closing the loop with great green products.