congregations in washington county working together august 2013 to august 2014
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Congregations in Washington County Working Together
August 2013 to August 2014
Washington County Goalswe are helping to meet
• Reduce waste going to landfills and the Newport waste to energy facility
• Reduce Household Hazardous Waste ending up in the Newport Facility (air quality)
• Reduce wet Organic Waste going to the Newport Facility (burns poorly)
Congregations in Washington Co.Social Service Coalitions
Food ShelvesCommunity Gardens
Water Quality
Our Congregational ClustersMahtomedi • Mahtomedi Environmental Commission• Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative• St. Andrew • St Jude of the Lake• White Bear Unitarian Universalist ChurchStillwater• Transition Stillwater• First Presbyterian Stillwater • Ascension Episcopal Church • St. Peter's UCCWoodbury• St. Ambrose • King of Kings
Recycling
• Congregations wanted to set up Recycling in their Buildings
• Washington County – paid for the systems
• St. Jude’s Mahtomedi• St. Andew Lutheran, Mahtomedi
Switch to reusable cups, event recycling
Household Hazardous Waste
• Making Non Toxic Cleaner – mixing with families at our three events
• Promoting the Woodbury HHW Drop off site • Promoting decentralized HHW drop off events
in Washington County• Handing out Washington County Guide Book
Organics Recycling/ Food Waste• Composting Workshops at Events – Woodbury
– March, Mahtomedi - May, • Distributed 70 Compost Bins with RAM $40,
with guide books in -Mahtomedi, Woodbury
Mahtomedi
Mahtomedi - RITE of SPRING Event MAY 25 Mahtomedi Environmental Commission, Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative
• 500 residents attended• Electronics Drop off Event, Non Toxic Cleaner, • Composting Workshop, Compost Bin Distribution
• St. Andrew – May Green Fair• St Jude of the Lake – September Corn Fest• White Bear UU - May Green Fair
St Jude’s Corn Fest
Stillwater
• Transition Stillwater • Youth/ Adult Team• May 5th Event at Library, Bike/ Walk Focus• Promotion of Stillwater HHW Drop off event• First Presbyterian Stillwater • Ascension Episcopal Church • St. Peter's UCC
Woodbury
Woodbury• St. Ambrose Green Fair March 29 - 400
people • Making non toxic cleaner• Compost workshop • Purchasing Compost Bins, delivered 4/26• For 2015 – collaboration - King of Kings,
Woodbury Church Coalition
St. Ambrose Green Fair 3/14/2015
• Woodbury Master Gardeners will co-host the event with St. Ambrose
• Engaging additional congregations in Woodbury
Woodbury Congregations
• Next Steps for 2014 – 2015• Collaboration with St. Ambrose and King of
Kings to help reach more congregations in Woodbury
• Compost Bin Distribution• Making Non Toxic Cleaner• Setting up recycling systems