Hi wonderful moms. I am in need of some more green ideas/projects that our church can do. We are a large suburban church. Here is what we have done so far re-implemented recycling; switched our cleaning and paper products to environmentally friendly ones; bumped up our renewable energy usage; we are currently doing a curriculum series about being green; green living tips are sent out a minimum of once a week; bike racks are being installed to encourage alternative transportation, and probably more that I am forgetting. My question is does anyone else have any ideas/suggestions on how to make our church more environmentally friendly? Thanks!
My church has the big recycle bins (on a visible corner in the parking lot) for card board and paper. A bonus is that the church makes money with these bins - several hundred dollars a month. We take our cardboard (I do alot of online shopping)- I recycle just about every bit of paper and cardboard that comes into my house - there about once a month.
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Hi,
I don't know if you have room outside to build a small compost bend or encourage members at your church to build one in their back yard. My husband built a compost bend and it is about 2 foot wide and 3 foot high made out of wood. We put potatoe peels, coffee grounds, bananna peels, orange peels, used tea bags, etc. in the bend. We now have dirt in the bottom of our compost pile ready to put in the garden next spring when I plant tomato plants, bell pepper plants, flowers, etc.
R.
Plant a tree on the church grounds. If you don't have room, you can raise money to plant a tree in the church neighborhood. Just ask your parks dept for suggestions. They may just want you to raise the money and they'll plant the tree.
Sell personal water bottles to members at cost, to encourage them to go from plastic to the re-usable kind. Sigg brand sells great bottles in cute styles, but I'm sure there are others.
Use homemade cleaning products (check Heloise.com for ideas) like vinegar and water instead of 409. Or use melaluca products.... lots of moms on this site sell it. But I like the homemade idea even better.
It's great you're church wants to be a good steward!
J.,
this is more of a porject... ther is an orginization called one wold running based out of Boulder CO. they take your used running shoes and distribute them throughout the world to people in need. Those that dont make the cut (to worn) are sent to Nike and recycled into running tracks and play ground surfaces. So it is a 2 bird one stone kind of thing, you are helping those in need and teach repuposing/recycling. Also you could set up your churches own freecycle group. you can look up freecycle if you are not familiar with it. Have you thought about setting up a carpooling initiative? you might be able to set up some speakers from local groups to speak about specific ways to go green. most organization would jump at the chance to reach so many people. good luck
Kudos to your church :) So many more of us need to do this too :) Often forgotten is switching stores to purchase products free of bleach, ammonia, phosphates, formaldehyde, etc I set up accounts for Melaleuca and have helped many local churches and schools switch over to shopping for safer products from hand soap to cleaners to healthier plug in air fresheners instead of ones containing phenol that are sold at stores.
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Not sure if your church has food events (coffee get togethers, breakfasts/lunches/dinners/potlucks) but maybe investing in some non-paper/plastic options would be good. You can get cheap stuff at IKEA new, have members donate any stuff that they don't need or use, or even better go to Samaritan Inn/Goodwill, etc. and get used. Not using paper or plastic plates, cups, utensils would be a great "green" option! Have a stock the kitchen party. Good luck!
