Earth Day 2025 – Our Power, Our Planet
Today is Earth Day, Happy Earth Day!
“Earth Day’s 2025 theme is Our Power, Our Planet, calling for everyone to unite around renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030.
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At Step Into Learning, our Green Team have provided all staff with some simple swaps to try at home in April to boost their sustainability. These are:
- Swap plastic straws to easy to clean stainless steel straws – did you know in the UK alone we use 8.5 billion plastic straws a year!
- Swap paper napkins with cloth napkins
- Swap to-go coffee cups with reusable coffee mugs – did you know we dispose of 2.5 million cups annually
- Swap plastic wrap with silicone bowl covers
- Check the contents of your fridge and pantry before you shop
- Make a grocery list and stick to it.
- Consider getting a chart in your kitchen to remind you of foods in season and try and stick to using those – it will taste much better too!
- April seasonal veg ideas: asparagus, leafy greens, root vegetables like carrots and beetroot
- Freeze left overs e.g. bananas that are going over are ideal to freeze ready for a cake!
- Ditch plastic water bottles – did you know that in the UK we use 7.7 billion a year!
- Swap liquid soap for bars
- Avoid using disposable wipes
- Switch fabric softener for dryer balls and it will also save you money!
- Stop and think before you copy everyone on an email – do we really need to?
Also, having already achieved our bronze award with Positive Planet, we are working hard towards achieving silver!
