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When shopping--BYOB--Bring your own bag! Don't forget our reusable St. Lucas grocery bags! They are great for groceries, tote bags and gift bags. Get them in the church office anytimethey are open or between services the first Sunday of the month in the Social Hall for $3.00 a piece.
Ongoing Events: Paper recycling and aluminim can recycling bins Cell phone, print cartridge and plastic Goals for 2010: 1. More education--both for adults and children
3. Single Stream Recycling 4. All paper products in the kitchen will be compostable--and we will be composting them. 5. Energy audits will allow savings in money and energy at St. Lucas 6. A larger committee 7. Greener attitude at St. Lucas |
Doing Some Planting? Recycle the Plant Containers! Plastic pot recycling--now through September
You can help reduce the amount of horticultural waste in landfills by recycling your plastic garden pots, polystyrene cell packs and trays at the Garden and other locations throughout St. Louis City and County. The Missouri Botanical Garden operates the most extensive public garden recycling program in the nation. The Plastic Pot Recycling program collected a record 130,000 pounds of horticultural waste in 2009. To date, the Garden’s Plastic Pot Recycling program has saved over 800,000 pounds, or 400 tons, of plastic garden pots, cell packs and trays from landfills. Recycle at the places below, or go to http://mobot.org/plasticpotrecycling/default.asp for more info. Missouri Botanical Garden Monsanto Center 4500 Shaw Boulevard St. Louis MO 63110 (314) 577-9441 Rolling Ridge Garden Center 60 N. Gore Webster Groves MO 63119 (314) 962-3311 Did you know? The Environmental Committee serves you coffee and doughnuts every 3rd Sunday of the month in the Social Hall and washes your coffee mugs every Sunday.
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