Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet

The theme of this year’s Earth Day celebration is “Invest in Our Planet.” The organization that coordinates the global Earth Day activities and efforts call everyone to “act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably).” 

This call to action adequately captures the organization’s desire to make real change in the way that we treat the planet. It goes beyond the classic “reduce, reuse, recycle” sentiment, as it calls us to take action in a way that is much more powerful and intentional.

1. Cut down on plastic

Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose. Since this material takes so long to break down, plastic waste has negative effects on ecosystems and the organism that reside in them.

Biome Technologies plc is a growth oriented, commercially driven technology group. The Group’s primary activity is the development of its fast growing business in bioplastics. The Group comprises two divisions: Biome Bioplastics and Stanelco RF Technologies.

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