"The average American generates 4.4 pounds of trash per day, adding to the grand total of about 251 million tons of trash the United States accumulates per year. American communities recycled and composted nearly 35% of municipal solid waste in 2012, diverting 87 million tons to recovery according to the U.S. EPA." —
via iwanttoberecycled.orgDid you know there is a link between our faith and our trash? Taking a closer look at the things we throw away can illuminate the need to value material possessions and think about how our "things" affect our lives and all of Creation.Saturday, November 15 is
America Recycles Day. Businesses and individuals all over the country will be
taking the pledge to make a concerted effort to recycle more, reducing the waste they send to landfills. And it's the perfect time for your congregation to do the same.GIPL's
Waste Wise program helps your congregation rethink its refuse. With our waste audit, we can help identify waste streams and to understand what and how much is being disposed. We can help set up a "Recycle Your Life" event, where you can educate your congregants on the basics of recycling, and provide an opportunity to bring items to be recycled.Our Waste Wise guide is FREE, and all you have to do is
email us and let us know you'd like one. It's that simple.Reasons to recycle:
• It conserves natural resources.Protecting our trees, water, and minerals preserves Creation for future generations.
• It reduces the need for landfills.When materials are recycled, less waste is sent to disposal facilities.
• It prevents pollution.The extraction and procession of raw materials produces greenhouse gas emissions, polluting our air.
• It saves energy.It takes less energy to recycle than to gather and process the raw materials needed to produce new items.As our Waste Wise guide mentions,
Georgia Recycling Coalition is a great place for Georgia residents to find important info, like
what you can recycle at the curb, and where to go to recycle the things you can't.REduce, REuse, REcycle ... and REjoice in the wonderful creation we've been given!Also, REmember: tomorrow in conjunction with America Recycles Day is the
Lithonia Farmer's Market and Recycling Center Launch and the
LiveThrive launch of the permanent home of CHaRM—The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials.
"The average American generates 4.4 pounds of trash per day, adding to the grand total of about 251 million tons of trash the United States accumulates per year. American communities recycled and composted nearly 35% of municipal solid waste in 2012, diverting 87 million tons to recovery according to the U.S. EPA." —via iwanttoberecycled.orgDid you know there is a link between our faith and our trash? Taking a closer look at the things we throw away can illuminate the need to value material possessions and think about how our "things" affect our lives and all of Creation.Saturday, November 15 is America Recycles Day. Businesses and individuals all over the country will be taking the pledge to make a concerted effort to recycle more, reducing the waste they send to landfills. And it's the perfect time for your congregation to do the same.GIPL's Waste Wise program helps your congregation rethink its refuse. With our waste audit, we can help identify waste streams and to understand what and how much is being disposed. We can help set up a "Recycle Your Life" event, where you can educate your congregants on the basics of recycling, and provide an opportunity to bring items to be recycled.Our Waste Wise guide is FREE, and all you have to do is email us and let us know you'd like one. It's that simple.Reasons to recycle:• It conserves natural resources.Protecting our trees, water, and minerals preserves Creation for future generations.• It reduces the need for landfills.When materials are recycled, less waste is sent to disposal facilities.• It prevents pollution.The extraction and procession of raw materials produces greenhouse gas emissions, polluting our air.• It saves energy.It takes less energy to recycle than to gather and process the raw materials needed to produce new items.As our Waste Wise guide mentions, Georgia Recycling Coalition is a great place for Georgia residents to find important info, like what you can recycle at the curb, and where to go to recycle the things you can't.REduce, REuse, REcycle ... and REjoice in the wonderful creation we've been given!Also, REmember: tomorrow in conjunction with America Recycles Day is the Lithonia Farmer's Market and Recycling Center Launch and the LiveThrive launch of the permanent home of CHaRM—The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials.