United Nations. (2023, June 8). World Environment Day: from Clean Up Around the Lake to Interactive Dialogue at Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) in Indonesia. Retrieved August 14, 2023, from https://indonesia.un.org/en/235415-world-environment-day-clean-around-lake-interactive-dialogue-radio-republik%C2%A0indonesia%C2%A0rri

 

The United Nations Environment Programme, an organization who provides solutions to environmental issues, holds an international day for the environment each year. This day aims to bring together communities to help restore the environment by ridding local areas of trash. This year, in 2023, the event took place in many places, including Sawangan, West Java, and Indonesia. Volunteers joined the #BeatPlasticPollution cleanup by collecting and properly disposing plastic waste from around lakes. They collected around 26.6 kilograms of plastic and inorganic trash. 

 

The UNEP reminds everyone of their shared responsibility to help the environment through their yearly cleanup days. I think making it an official event around the world is a smart tactic because many more people feel inclined to partake which resulted in the removal of a lot of plastic. This event is an example of on-land environmental cleanup, which may not be as often discussed, but is also very important.