Once a month at Poiema we do a potluck dinner after service. It's a great time to hang out with peeps and chat a little longer than usual while enjoying dinner. Last month, as I was helping to clean up, I smuggled someone's empty Coca-cola box to save it from the trash. The thought of that entire big, old 24-pack piece of grayboard going into a landfill made me feel sick inside. And although I thought I was sneaky about my rescue efforts, I got caught by a fellow Poiemian. Luckily, she already knows about my recycling habits, so she didn't give me a hard time.
There is just something about large groups like churches or businesses not recycling that drives me mad. I left church that night feeling a little defeated. The amount of waste we threw in the trash in just one evening was more than I can recycle in a month! Why do we bother individually if big groups can single-handedly destroy our hope with no effort? But, this also means that big groups can recycle so much more without much effort, either.
So, this month's dinner is rolling around on Sunday and I've prepared a plan! I'm bringing bins for recycling and made a sign with the "Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute" slogan, included a factoid about recycling & a bit about stewardship for God's creation. Maybe even a little clip art. It's hot off the presses and just now as I was admiring my work I realized, I've seriously lost it.
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I think you're going to have to take a picture of that very creative sign! :) Way to take initiative!
Awesome! My co-workers must think I'm a recycling Nazi. I freak out frequently about their habits.
I hate it when it's so simple to recycle (especially in my area where they give us huge bins that are mixed recycling!) and most people don't!!!!
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