Clean Up Your Environment
Humans, animals and plants all suffer from land and water contaminated by improperly discarded garbage. Use what you need, and when you have to throw something out, dispose of it properly. Educate others to do the same, and participate in local clean-ups of parks, rivers, beaches and beyond. Every year, people throw out two billion tons of trash. About a third causes environment harms, from choking water supplies to poisoning soil.
Action: Earth Day in April has passed. But, what can you do with your kids, grandkids, family, or as individuals to make Earth Day EVERY DAY? Try CLICKING on this LINK. Hundreds of ideas are listed on the web site (not just 52). Try one this week! Then let our Green Team know how it went!
This Month’s Installment is focusing on: June – “Clean up your Environment”
Previous Months’ Focus were:
January – “Saving Energy at Home”
February – “Speak Up” (centered around our Washington State Legislative session)
March – “Reduce , Reuse, Repair & Recycle”
April – “Plastics” & “Walk, Bike or take Public Transport
May – “Plant Native Species”
Future Installments will Focus on:
July – “Switch to an Electric Vehicle”
August – “Eat More Vegetables”
September – “Throw Away Less Food”
October – “Clean Up your Environment”
November – “Change Your Home’s Source of Energy”
December – “Make your Money Count”
Each monthly focus was selected to correspond to the season of the year. The First Congregational Church Green Team hopes to help our faith community focus on just one or two items or ideas you and/or your family can try each month: to reduce our carbon footprint; suggest ideas for what you can specifically do; reinforce our monthly ritual in worship; bring hope to our efforts individually and together on climate justice. Comments? Send them to: Nancy Fayram or Mark Gale.
What Can YOU Do?: Try one or two ideas each month. Give us feedback how you are doing.
