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Environmental Actions by the people of St Margaret's


This is a compilation of what the people of St. Margaret’s do already to be good stewards of creation. This list is about sharing and inspiring each other to be even better stewards, because there is so much collective wisdom from which we can all benefit. This list is also to help us realize how normal we all are for being conscious of the environment. Sometimes, media and culture would have us believe that if you compost or if you care about the ethics of what buy, you are a fringe minority to be applauded yet dismissed. We know that this isn’t true, everyone cares about the planet, but it doesn’t often seem socially appropriate to list off all the ways we try to be green and ethical. So, this is a list for us to learn and to inspire each other, and to know more that we aren’t alone for trying to be good stewards of God’s creation.

-try to consume minimally
-teach children to care for the earth-Ride my bike
-Drive less!!! Ride more! Buy local!
-Our old car died. We replaced it with a hybrid. Last car! Next stop: bus, walk, co-op.
-Buy less stuff
-Buy less cow meat
-Buying Fair trade. It is better for the environment because they must use sustainable practices.  Justice and environment;  it’s all connected!
-Use net bags for produce.
-Wash and reuse Ziplock bags
-Take small household appliances to special recycling depot.
-NO PIPELINES!
-Ride my bike
- Soap Dispensary for soap + shampoo + dishsoap. (The Soap Dispensary is a shop at 3623 main street that sells and refills eco-friendly products in bulk, so you don’t need to purchase packaging/garbage with other products. Really awesome store, check it out!)
-Being vegan.
-stopped using shampoo. Google “No-poo”-make own soap
-recycle diligently
-reuse + fix things




-Avoiding GMO’s because they go hand in hand with the worst pesticides. SAVE THE BEES!
-Thrift shops!!!
-we share a car, commute to Surry M-F.
-write letters
-Donate to environmental causes
- Ride my bike.
- I’m going to be a “Champion” in my multifamily complex for recycling and composting.
-Collect batteries at St. Margaret’s for recycling.
-Try to use one-sided paper at work (scrap) for print jobs.
-buying things with less garbage packaging
-Google about ingredients of household products once in a while.
-use cloth bags for groceries
-use own container for leftovers when eating out.
-buy second hand clothes or do clothing exchange
-take public transit or bike
-We compost all our weeds and food scraps
-instead of using the dryer we hang our laundry outside
-recycle many odd things at Beyond the Blue box each month at Britannia Community Centre.
- We buy energy star appliances.



-Spending time learning about corruption and environmental destruction in the all areas of the food industry (all industry really) and learn how to identify those products on shelves and what makes a good alternative. Actively getting informed even though it is upsetting.
-Keep heat down, put on a sweater when cold
-fuel efficient car
-pray
-Join organizations, events, protests for environmental causes.
-We recycle all plastics, paper, glass. We deliver all toxic substances; paint, turpentine, etc. To a local recycler.
-Compost
-take soft plastic – bread bags, plastic wrap, plastic strips – to Vancouver Recycling Depot or to Whole foods. (small container there)
-Grow a garden, share the food
-Bringing my own water bottle. (also good for hiding booze!)
- put double glazed windows in our house.
-We donate half our tithing money to organizations that work for a better world like Sea Shepherd, L’Arche, A Rocha, Check Your Head, Oceanic Preservation Society, Mennonite Central Committee.


I hope that reading this list is encouraging because we can see here, on a small scale that our small individual actions have a sum and influence of what the world’s future will be. If anyone has any question about any of these things, ask each other, because chances are someone near you knows about it. Thank you to everyone who contributed to writing all these. I hope this has been an encouraging experience to read this.

Thanks for reading,
Joel
St. Margaret's Environmental Steward
 

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