Earth Day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the pollution caused by plastic.
Every year, April 22 is celebrated as the Earth Day, which is dedicated to spreading awareness about the pollution caused by plastic and the urgent need to stop using it.
The day was first celebrated in the United States in 1970. It was propounded by Gaylord Nelson, a US senator from Wisconsin, after he had witnessed the devastation caused by an enormous oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 and realised the implications of it.
At present over 192 countries celebrate the Earth Day.
The cricketers were also active in spreading their message on Earth Day via Twitter.
Here are some tweets:
"The earth is what we all have in common."
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) April 22, 2018
Day’s like #EarthDay are a gentle reminder to strengthen our resolve to make our mother earth a better place to live in. Let’s all contribute in the best possible way. pic.twitter.com/wd6pi7GAn3
This #EarthDay let's make an effort to cut down on plastic products as much as possible, as they are very harmful to the Earth. I urge you all to help keep the environment safe. God bless ????????#EndPlasticPollution
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 22, 2018
A Healthy Earth means healthy all of us, according to @WHO #climatechange is expected to cause additional 250,000 death per year in near future. On #EarthDay let’s pledge to protect our planet and make it more green and healthy and say no to plastic
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 22, 2018
Take ownership, take it as your own because this home belongs to each of us. This Earth is ours to safeguard, ours to protect. #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/Sl3bN3nSv9
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) April 22, 2018
The Earth is a gift given to humanity, we have been entrusted with the responsibility to protect, nurture and leave behind a better place to the next generation. Let's act now and ensure we do leave behind a habitable planet for the future.#EarthDay18
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) April 22, 2018
Let's take a pledge this #EarthDay to make this planet a better place for future generations to come! A small contribution by each one of us will go a long way to make this world a cleaner and healthier environment to live in????
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 22, 2018
Earth ka khyaal rakhein nahi toh anarth ho jaayega #EarthDay
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 22, 2018
Earth is God’s best gift to us. We need to realise its importance & start caring about it. Let's join hands in making our planet a better place !!! #EarthDay2018
— Manish Pandey (@im_manishpandey) April 22, 2018