Today is the first ever Digital Cleanup Day celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day Network!
For the average citizen waste is often invisible, once it leaves our households we don’t see it anymore. There is one type of waste that is invisible inside our own houses though – it’s the digital waste. All those old files, duplicates of photos, downloaded videos, unused apps – they lurk in the corners of your devices. Now is the time to tackle our digital life and delete all dispensable information from our devices! It’s time for the first ever global Digital Cleanup Day!
The carbon footprint of our gadgets, internet and the systemssupporting them account to about 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions,according to some estimates. This is nearly equal to the amount produced by theairline industry globally. And these emissions are predicted to double by 2025.
Electricity use for electronics in business and homes are responsible for about 2% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. By 2040 those emissions could account for up to 14%of total global greenhouse gas releases.
CLEAN UP XOUT PHONE, YOUR PC, LAPTOP, EMAILS, INBOX AND EVEN WHATSAPP MESSAGES
All the effort on cleaning up your digital waste and no one will know? No! We have a website where anyone can register the amount of space they created: http://digital.worldcleanupday.org
Follow these simple steps:
1. Visit the website digital.worldcleanupday.org for instructions.
2. Clean up your devices from digital clutter and old data.
3. Go back to the website, enter the info on the form.
4. Well done! Now challenge your family, friends and colleagues to do even more!
JOIN THE CLEANUP DAY AND SHARE THIS MESSAGE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS
