Spread the Word
Use social media branding assets and other communication tools to contribute to a coordinated campaign and share the importance of chemistry in everyday life.
Need extra help finding your CCEW Coordinator?
You can find your Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Coordinator in an ACS local section here.
Design Toolkit
Download NCW-themed materials for use on social media, on flyers, and in general branding.
Ways to talk about the campaign
Use these suggested posts on social media to talk about the campaign, its activities, and its resources.
#CCEW #EarthDay2020 #GreatGlobalCleanup #GreenChemistry
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Join chemists across the world in celebrating #ChemistsCelebrateEarthWeek from April 19–25. Get your planning started today! #CCEW #EarthDay2020 #GreenChemistry www.acs.org/ccew
79% of all plastics ever produced have accumulated in landfills and the environment. Uncontrolled burning of household waste causes 270,000 premature deaths annually. 2 billion people live without any waste collection services. With partners across the nation and the globe, we’re building Earth’s largest cleanup crew. Be part of the largest environmental volunteer event in history! #GreatGlobalCleanup #CCEW #EarthDay2020 #GreenChemistry www.acs.org/ccew
Happy 50th anniversary of Earth Day! This year, I'm being sustainable by…(type in your answer) #CCEW #EarthDay2020 #GreenChemistry www.acs.org/ccew
Share these official statements from the ACS Pressroom
- Estimating microplastic consumption (June 05, 2019)
- Upcycling polyethylene plastic waste into lubricant oils (November 06, 2019)
- Exposure to air pollutants from power plants varies by race, income and geography (November 20, 2019)
- Climate impact of hydropower varies widely (November 13, 2019)
- Plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea (September 25, 2019)
- Sunlight degrades polystyrene much faster than expected (October 16, 2019)
- Cleaning with bleach could create indoor air pollutants (October 02, 2019)
- Microbe from New Jersey wetlands chomps PFAS (September 18, 2019)
Advocacy Tools
Communication Tools
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ACS Public Relations Guidebook (PDF)
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