Oct. 10, 2023

National Recycling Week, established by Planet Ark in 1996, is held every year during the second week of November (13th to 19th November 2023). This year, National Recycle Week explores 'What goes around comes around'. The message is about quality over quantity, it is not about recycling more, but recycling better.

May 25, 2023

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th June and is organised by the United Nations to raise awareness of our planet and the environment. This year the focus is #BeatPlasticPollution. Help raise awareness and understanding of the environmental issues facing our planet in your classroom with these Purple Mash activities.

May 23, 2022

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th June and is organised by the United Nations to raise awareness of our planet and the environment. This year is particularly noteworthy as it marks 50 years since the first international meeting on the environment, when the idea for World Environment Day was first suggested. Help raise awareness with these Purple Mash activities.

May 18, 2021

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th June and is run and organised by the United Nations day to raise awareness of our planet and the environment. This year the theme is #GenerationRestoration'.

To celebrate #GenerationRestoration, we have several resources you can use on Purple Mash.

June 1, 2020

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th June and is run and organised by the United Nations day to raise awareness of our planet and the environment. This year the theme is Celebrating Biodiversity and it will be hosted in Colombia, a country that holds over 10% of the planet's biodiversity. Biodiversity is more important now than ever as more species are becoming extinct and the world around us is changing.

To celebrate biodiversity, we have several resources you can use on Purple Mash.