Today the world joins together to celebrate Global Recycling Day 2019

 

An initiative of the Global Recycling Foundation, Global Recycling Day is a movement dedicated to celebrating the importance of recycling and to making the world think resource not waste. Now in its second year, the day was created in 2018 to help recognise, and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious primary resources, lowering global carbon emissions and securing the future of our planet.

 

Global Recycling Day hashtag represented on Carnaby Street Ranjit Baxi - Presents Global Recycling Day Global Recycling Day supporters celebrating in London on 18th March 2018. More images of 2018 celebrations can be found via WeTransfer here.

 

This year’s event is focused on ‘Recycling into the Future’ and is centred on the power of youth, education and innovation in ensuring a brighter future across the globe. With social media and educational activities to get involved in, and events across the world to attend, the Global Recycling Foundation is encouraging everyone to celebrate these key themes and look towards the impact that today’s young people and future technologies can have on recycling.

 

Key Global Recycling Day activities taking place on the 18th March include the #RecyclingGoals challenge – a football themed social media campaign where people around the world are challenged to take a video of themselves scoring a soccer goal, whilst pledging to make a long term commitment to better recycling practices. Tying in with the global power of soccer, videos are already pouring in using the #RecyclingGoals hashtag – from South Africa to the UK and the Netherlands – and there are some great examples here.

 

There are also more sporting endeavours in India where the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC), supported by MRAI, is set to host the first Global Recycling Day marathon - a run aiming to create awareness about recycling in a bid to ensure a more sustainable future.

 

Other Global Recycling Day opportunities including joining the many city-centre events taking place across the globe; locations include Brussles, Dehli, Dubai, Durban, Lagos, London, Middleburg, Paris, Rotherham, Sao Paolo, Seoul and Washington DC.

Leaders, businesses, communities and individuals are also being asked to use the 18th March as a day to pledge to become better recyclers, to lower waste, and reduce, reuse and recycle more.

 

The Global Recycling Foundation is encouraging everyone to show their support by forging better recycling habits with these handy tips:

 

Recycling is important every day of the year and, with these handy tips, the Global Recycling Foundation is encouraging people to celebrate the power of recycling on Global Recycling Day and beyond.

 

Ranjit Baxi, President of the Global Recycling Foundation, commented: "Recycling and other environmental concerns are some of the most pressing issues we are facing in 2019 and we must work to unite the world to think ‘resource not waste’ and protect the future of our planet. In order to live up to current climate change agreements and reduce the collective carbon footprint, the Global Recycling Foundation is encouraging everyone to get involved in this worldwide movement and celebrate the power of recycling on 18th March 2019, and have fun while doing it.”

 

 

Contact: Global Recycling Foundation, PR team | press@globalrecyclingfoundation.org  www.globalrecyclingfoundation.org