World Environment Day 2019: Say no to plastic, plant trees, urge B-Town celebs

Bollywood celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Dia Mirza, Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan, urged the people to take care of the environment on the occasion of 'World Environment Day'.

Mumbai: On World Environment Day on Wednesday, Bollywood celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Dia Mirza, Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan, urged the people on social media to take care of the environment by avoiding plastic and planting more trees. Actress Dia Mirza, also a UN Goodwill Ambassador for environment, explained people about the importance of plantation. "Trees are natural air purifiers and sequesters of carbon! As we celebrate World Environment Day with action -- planting indigenous trees -- we hope more people will come together to beat air pollution," she wrote.

Trees are natural air purifiers and sequesters of carbon! As we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay with action - planting indigenous trees, we hope that more people will come together to #BeatAirPollution. @UNEnvironment @UNinIndia @SDG2030 #SDGImpactChat #ClimateAction #BreatheLife pic.twitter.com/4mAk9OvY6L

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) June 5, 2019

As the theme of the day is 'Beat air pollution', actor Akshay Kumar has featured in "Hawa aane do" song, which is dedicated to the #BeatAirPollution campaign. He also took to Twitter and asked the people to do their bit to "improve the quality of air". "Air pollution is a silent killer, claiming millions of lives every year. On World Environment Day, lets all come together and pledge to do our bit to improve the quality of air," he wrote.

Air Pollution is a silent killer claiming millions of lives every year. On #WorldEnvironmentDay lets all come together and pledge to do our bit to improve the quality of air. #HawaAaneDehttps://t.co/iwx2tXvhPC

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 5, 2019

Actress Anushka Sharma, often seen promoting environmental issues on social media, took a pledge "to reverse the environmental damage caused by ensuring our commitment towards mother nature." (Photo: Instagram) Here's what others have to say: Varun Dhawan: Let's care for this planet like we care for our loved ones.

#WorldEnvironmentDay  lets care for this planet like we care for our loved ones #motherearth

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) June 5, 2019

Arjun Kapoor: Air pollution affects us all and it's an issue that has been trying to get our attention for a while. If we don't act now, soon we'll have no option.

Air pollution affects us all & it's an issue that has been trying to get our attention for a while...If we don’t act now, soon we’ll have no option. Today on #WorldEnvironmentDay, let's start with educating and empowering ourselves to #BeatAirPollution!

— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) June 5, 2019

Disha Patani: Let's come together to make our planet cleaner and greener.

On this #WorldEnvironmentDay let's come together to make our planet cleaner and greener.

— Disha Patani (@DishPatani) June 5, 2019

Sonakshi Sinha: 9 out of 10 people in the world are breathing polluted air. Let's combine our efforts to reduce pollution and plant more trees.

Today is also #WorldEnvironmentDay! let's pledge to do our bit to save our amazing planet. 9 out of 10 people in the world are breahting polluted air. Let's combine our efforts to reduce pollution and plant more trees. pic.twitter.com/urSDpgltMf

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) June 5, 2019

Shreyas Talpade: I have always been acutely conscious of one thing and that is water scarcity in Maharashtra. The images of distressed farmers and parched fields are hard to ignore. The environment is our biggest asset and without it our survival is impossible. It's unfortunate that we don't understand this simple fact. Start by doing a small thing - just pour the amount of water you want to drink into your glass. That's it. And see the change. Neetu Chandra: We live in a country where environment consciousness is growing very very slowly. I wish it were different. I have a simple request to make - stop using the plastic bottle that you do. Make it glass or metal. One simple step you can take in your capacity because our refrain often is that how can one person make a change. Reverse that thought. Each one of us can take that baby step towards saving our environment.