SHOW UP THIS SPRING.
Earth Day is here!
For those of you in NYC, we’re looking forward to seeing you at our Earth Day 2025 Festival this Thursday, April 17 in Union Square! We’ll be there from 12 to 6 pm. RSVP on our website here.
For those of you around the world, you can continue to look out for our Earth Day 2025 Virtual Stage programming being released throughout the month!
– The Earth Day Initiative team
EARTH DAY 2025 FESTIVAL
Thursday, April 17
12-6 pm
NYC’s Union Square (at Broadway and E. 17th Street)
More details here.
We have dozens of environmental organizations, climate campaigns, green living experts, and performers joining us for our festival this Thursday! Check out some of the great groups here:
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World Wildlife Fund is one of the leading conservation organizations in the world. Come find out more about their work protecting endangered species and our communities.
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Can soft plastics be recycled? Yes, with Clear Drop® SPC, which turns waste into recyclable blocks. Enter the raffle to win yours here.
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Have you considered how your investments impact the planet? Come talk with Domini about how your investment dollars can contribute to a greener, more sustainable future.
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Plastech Products are steps above biodegradable with plant-based home compostable products. They’re 100% Certified Compostable ZERO-plastic products for a cleaner, sustainable planet today and for generations ahead.
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Youth climate activists from Fridays for Future NYC are activating people to turn out to the Our City, Our Fight march on 4/19.
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JUST ICE Tea always chooses organic because it’s better for our tea drinkers, our farm workers, and the planet. “That’s our Message in a Bottle.”
EARTH DAY 2025 VIRTUAL STAGE
Check out our virtual stage programming, being released all month long!
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Flip the Script: Single-Use Plastics on Screen in Television and Film – WATCH NOW
Sarah Yarkin (she/her), Actor + Alysia Reiner (she/her), Actress, Activist & Earth Day Initiative Board Member + Amelia Hanson (she/they), Plastic Pollution Coalition Project Manager -
Clean Energy and Resilience – WATCH NOW Megyn Price, Actor, Writer, and Director + Nelson Yip, Con Ed Director Strategic Planning – Resilience
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NYC Students Host a Mayoral Forum on Climate – WATCH NOW
Shiv Soin, Co-Executive Director, TreeAge + Alyssa Shearer, Programming Director, March for Science NYC -
Electronics Waste: How to Go Green with Reused – STAY TUNED
Lauren Benton, Back Market General Manager US + John Oppermann, Earth Day Initiative Executive Director -
Where Have Our Winters Gone? – STAY TUNED
Bea Kim, Professional Snowboarder + Protect Our Winters Athlete Alliance Member + Erin Sprague, CEO Protect Our Winters -
A Conversation with Mary Robinson on Women’s Climate Leadership – STAY TUNED
Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Co-Founder of Project Dandelion, Member of The Elders + John Oppermann, Executive Director of Earth Day Initiative
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