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At April 23, 2007 10:03 AM ,  Zack said...

Thanks for your thoughts about the Harvest Crusade. I posted a reply...

Since a lot more people seem to read your blog than mine, I wanted to see what everyone thinks about something:

Yesterday was earth day. More than anything, it's a day to remind us to be good stewards, I think. I want to be a good steward of this earth, and I'm willing to make a sacrifice to do that. But one thing that really bugs me is the issue of trash. Last year, living in a third-world country, three of us 20-something males living in a house together only made about a grocery bag worth of trash in a week, but my wife and I make two big trash bags full. I got to thinking about why, and it's because everything comes covered in packaging. My bananas come in a bag. My granola bar comes in a package... which comes in a box. So I guess the question I'm getting at, is what are some practical ways to promote and practice good stewardship in a culture that makes it really inconvenient?

 

At April 23, 2007 11:14 AM ,  Shannon Smith said...

Great question.

I have friends that have started a compost. I know a family that started using diapers that can be flushed down the toilet, so they can be processed in the waste water treatment facility, not the landfill.

Personally, I have tried to cut back on using paper plates and plastic forks. Thanks for the idea Jenn.

Recently, someone came up with the idea to have everyone bring their own coffee mug to our church building. Instead of using numerous paper and Styrofoam cups every week, we now have a collection of random coffee mugs for people to use.

These are only a few, small steps, but every little bit helps.

What are some more ideas? Let's hear them.

 

At April 25, 2007 1:10 AM ,  Corey Paxton said...

zack- that is a great thought about the trash; this is an area that is so simple, but easy to forget where we are wasteful


if anyone is interested in the diaper site- www.gdiapers.com, it's little inconvient, but saves a ton of trash and diapers take over 500 years to decompose, plus they stink up your house

this also may sound a little hippie, but we started eating mostly organic food this year because of the way the food is processed, and it has been good for us too

I think time had 51 simple ideas about environment a couple weeks ago, i've got a bunch of tree-hugger friends I'll ask too for more ideas

 

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