World Environment Day

June 2-8 is Environment Week in Canada

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 2, 2024 – New Brunswickers are encouraged to support Environment Week in Canada by participating in a community clean-up, organizing a tree-planting or making an extra effort to reduce and recycle household waste. Recycle NB also reminds New Brunswickers to recycle designated materials, including paint, oil and glycol, tires, electronics, packaging and paper products, pharmaceutical products and medical sharps, and beverage containers.

Environment Week in Canada takes place from June 2-8. Established in 1971, it celebrates Canada’s environmental accomplishments and encourages Canadians to contribute to conserving and protecting their environment.

Every year, Environment Week coincides with World Environment Day, which takes place on June 5. This United Nations global event has been celebrated since 1974. It aims to engage governments, businesses and citizens in an effort to address environmental issues of concern. The theme of World Environment Day this year is Generation Restoration, which focuses on growing forests and reviving water sources and land in order to reduce the effects of climate change.

Clean Air Day in Canada and World Oceans Day are also recognized during Environment Week, on June 5 and 8 respectively. Clean Air Day promotes the importance of good air quality to our health and environment, and World Oceans Day raises awareness about protecting and restoring our beautiful oceans. For more information about these awareness initiatives, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-environment-week.html

Recycle NB is a provincial organization whose mission is to manage waste reduction programs for designated materials and provide environmental stewardship for New Brunswick. For more information about our programs, please visit www.recyclenb.com.