Reduce Reuse Recycle Repeat Rejoice
History of Earth Day
The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970 in the US with just
a small group of people.
It is a day to inspire awareness and appreciation for the
Earth’s environment.
This year is the 40th anniversary of
Earth Day!
Earth Day is now celebrated
around the world!
Earth Day networks estimate that 500 million people
from 4500 organizations in 180 countries will
participate in Earth Day events this year!!
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
REDUCE
What does it mean to REDUCE?
Reduce means…
USE LESS STUFF!
What do you mean?
 Use less water
 Take shorter showers, use plants in your garden that
don’t need a lot of water, turn off water while you
brush your teeth.
 Use less energy – turn off lights when you leave a
room, use energy efficient light bulbs, don’t leave
appliances plugged in
Use less packaging
Buying in bulk saves money and produces less trash
Repair things instead of throwing them
away and buying new things.
Think before you buy –
“Do I really need this?”
Earth Week CHALLENGE!!
This week, we want to have less trash in the cafeteria.
A NEW thing we’re doing this week is
RECYCLING THE CAFETERIA TRAYS!!
The trays are made of
POLYSTYRENE or STYROFOAM
Just like a lot of other things.
Styrofoam lasts FOREVER in a landfill!
What’s a landfill?
It’s where our trash goes.
But this week, we are RECYCLING our trays!
Just put the uneaten food in the trash,
And put the tray on the cart.
It’s EASY!!
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
A Native American woman who is on her way to
becoming the first Native American Saint.
She is the patron saint of ECOLOGY.
She loved all things about nature.
Blessed Kateri
Let us pray to Blessed Kateri to help
us treat the Earth with kindness.