What’s over 4.5 billion years old, spins at 1,000 mph and readily supports human life with the perfect balance of nitrogen, oxygen and other ingredients?

It’s none other than our cosmic home base: Earth.

Join us on Sunday, April 22, for “Get Your Green On,” an Earth Day celebration featuring a series of special activities and programs that highlight this year’s movement to end plastic pollution on our planet. Bring your recyclables, play with some solar tech and connect with our museum team to find out how you can make an impact on several restoration projects.

Some of the day’s green activities include:

• Gimme 5 Bin Collection: Looking for an eco-friendly way to discard all your yogurt cartons, cottage cheese tubs and hummus containers? We’ll have bins available throughout the day to collect your #5 plastic containers, courtesy of Preserve Products and Whole Foods Market. Just look for the #5 plastic stamp on your containers, clean them out and drop them off-you’ll receive a reusable prize* for your efforts!
• Get MUVE-ing: Ready to make a (non-carbon footprint) impact in our community? Pass by and connect with our Museum Volunteers for the Environment (MUVE) team and find out how you and your friends can help protect Miami’s ecosystems.
• Trail Mix Bar: Join Whole Foods Market for a complimentary “Create Your Own Trail Mix” station starting at 11 a.m. You’ll get a reusable container* made from recycled #5 plastics by Preserve Products to mix up your own to-go snack. (Please note: the mix may include nuts.)
• Recyclables Relay Race: Team up and take on the challenge of sorting through various materials to determine what gets recycled and what doesn’t during this fast-paced relay race. Some materials might surprise you!
• Solar-Powered Road Racers: Zoom to the finish line with our mini solar cars while exploring the amazing ways we can use the sun as a form of renewable energy. (Weather permitting)
• Microplastics: Small, but Hazardous: Join us for an in-depth discussion on microplastics, where they come from and how these tiny pollutants impact our lives.

Earth Day programming is free with paid museum admission.

*While supplies last.