Earth Day 2024: 6 ways the Baltimore area is celebrating the planet

Monday, April 22, is Earth Day, the 24 hours set aside for promoting the preservation of the planet that is home to more than 8 billion humans and countless other organisms. This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics, focusing on the threat that plastics pose to the environment, with a call to end all single-use plastic and find replacements for their uses, including a goal of reducing plastic production 60% by 2040.