SCIENCE; SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY.
April 22, 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It was a significant movement in American history that achieved political alignment and united social stratas. In 1990, it went global and boosted worldwide recycling efforts. Earth Day today faces an ever urgent task of ramping up efforts to save the world. Whether our focus is on promoting a plastic-free environment; eating less meat to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; saying “no” to produce that’s endangered or risks upsetting the balance in the food chain and their ecosystems; or just simply being conscious in using our own containers instead of takeaway packages; our agendas make a collective difference in creating change. Companies too are paying attention as consumers are looking deeper into…