Green cones

This morning Ali gave a notice regarding Reading Borough Council's special offer on green cones. For those wanting to follow this up, the link is here. A green cone is a device that breaks down all food waste (including cooked food and meat) nutritiously in the garden without attracting rats.

Much supposedly biodegradable waste in landfill sites cannot biodegrade because the sheer volume of waste restricts the flow of oxygen and consequently as the waste breaks down methane is created - a much more dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Keeping waste at home also reduces the carbon emissions from transporting it. The waste in the cone simply leaches into the soil. At the time of writing the council is offering 1,500 cones at a mere £14 instead of the usual £70.

In his Scramblers group this morning my four-year-old coloured in a Noah's Ark to which he added a chimney and a pipe for recycling water. (Yesterday he had been very excited to help his dad fit a pump to transfer bathwater to a waterbutt).

About this blog

I started this blog in November 2007 as a resource and a record of our church's journey towards becoming an eco-congregation. I hope the church members will find it useful, but I hope it is also useful to others with a concern for our environment. Please use any of the liturgy, green tips or ideas on it as you like. It would be lovely to hear back if you do. It would also be great to hear ideas and experiences from other churches.

Hope for Planet Earth

Last Thursday evening three members of one home group went to Newbury to see 'Hope for Planet Earth'. This event was part of a national tour, exploring the science behind climate change from a Christian perspective and the impact of climate change on people and the planet. It involved experts from Tearfund, A Rocha, John Ray Inititative, the Faraday Institute and Share Jesus International exploring the relationship between science and faith and challenging myths surrounding climate change. Apparently it was very inspiring and encouraging to act more.

Green Borrowing Book

Yesterday we institutued the St John's Green Borrowing Book. This was a suggestion made at the Green Sunday service last July. The idea is that congregation members write in items which they are willing to lend to others so that we don't all need to buy so much.
We also started a polythene recycling box. HDPE (2) and LDPE (4) can be recycled if sent to
PolyPrint Mailing Films Ltd
Unit 21a Mackintosh Road
Rackheath Estate
Rackheath
Norwich
NR13 6LJ
paper labels must be cut off and your name and address should be included in the parcel so they can return any packaging sent in error. As a general rule, if it stretches it is likely to be polythene but if it snaps when pulled it is probably cellophane or PVC and they cannot recycle it.