November – Reducing Food Waste

November – Reducing Food Waste

When they were satisfied, he told his disciples “gather up the fragments left over so that nothing may be lost.” John 6:12   November’s ACTION is REDUCING FOOD WASTE. Commit to one Action each week this month.   Let’s ACT together this year to restore the fullness of 

20 Ways to Start Being a Zero Waste Church

20 Ways to Start Being a Zero Waste Church

Here are 20 action items to start taking your church towards zero waste. What is something you could do today? Get a team together; you can’t do this alone! Someone familiar with the church kitchen is essential as most of your waste will be generated from 

Reducing What We Throw Away is Part of My Faith

Reducing What We Throw Away is Part of My Faith

By Becky Showalter This week, our family had our third week in the last three months that we didn’t put the trash bin out to the road because there wasn’t any!  Yes, there was a little bit of trash in the trash cans in the 

The Last (Styrofoam) Cup

The Last (Styrofoam) Cup

Church of the Nativity’s journey toward zero waste started in earnest last winter with an almost zero waste Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday, the night before Lent began. That night we started the process of moving towards using reusable and compostable items only in our 

The Economic Injustice of plastic

The Economic Injustice of plastic

This is an excellent TED talk from 2010, exploring the impact of the production of plastics and the disposal of plastics on the poor. Of particular note, is the realization that when we often think we are doing something good for the environment, such as