Latest Eco Tip – “Old School” ways to be Eco-Friendly
One of St. Christopher’s pledges is to be an eco-church and we are participating in the A-Rocha Eco-Church Award scheme. This scheme suggests eco-initiatives, in a variety of areas, that church communities could introduce. ‘Success’ is measured by an award of bronze, silver, and ultimately gold status.
One initiative is to offer ‘eco-tips’ to our church community. We have researched the internet, put together a number of ideas, and hope you will find some of them to be thought-provoking, and useful!
Eco tips Pick & Mix
For this series of eco tips we will be looking a variety of ways that we can practically cut down on our carbon footprint by reducing our consumption, reusing what we have, and recycling what we can’t reuse.
ECO TIP – “Old School” ways to be Eco-Friendly
Previous generations were more ‘eco-friendly’ than we would have thought! Poverty and World Wars necessitated living more frugally, and therefore often more environmentally friendly, than we do today.
Here are some tips we can take from our ‘ancestors’:-
- Buy glass bottles instead of plastic: for milk, fruit juice, water and other liquids
- Repair clothes instead of throwing them away
- Take your own containers to buy dry goods from shops that offer a refill facility
- Use reusable canvas shopping bags
- Use newspaper to line your bins