Green Team
All creation is the Lord's, and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it.-- from UM Social Principles
Green Team Newsletter
Read the latest edition. (12/21/07)
The Bags are a Hit!
Paper or Plastic? Neither!
A new shipment of bags is in! Green team has them available in the office. A suggested donation of $3.00 per bag helps us cover the cost.
What is Green Team?
Grace Green Team includes everyone who wants to encourage responsible use of God's Earth - either by joining our planning team or by participating in special events and activities.
Upcoming or Current Green Team Projects include:
- Grace Shopping Bags
- Recycling, Recycling, Recycling!
- Litter clean up
- Encouraging energy conservation
- Name the mascot contest
Get involved!:
contact Green Team chairpersons here
join our eMail Group for news and events (bottom)
Recycling Info
Recycle at Grace:
Containers for cans and paper are located throughout the building.
For household paper, use the large bins behind the church. (proceeds go to medical missions supplies)
We may accept: newspapers, junk mail, magazines, computer paper, other paper
We can't accept: paperboard, phonebooks, trash, non-paper items -- however, the bins at Kansas and Poplar downtown do accept paperboard, as well as others
There is now a cardboard recycling bin located at the northwest corner of the upper parking lot.
Recycle printer ink cartridges in the church office downstairs.
City/County Recycling:
Recycling in Olathe: curbside, other,
or call 971-9311 to get a blue bin ($2.70 per mo.)
Recycling info for Johnson County Cities
Computer/Electronics and General Recycling:
Computer Recycling Info for our Area!
Kansas Policies on Electronic Waste
Kansas Business and Industry Recycling Program
Get Caught Recycling
Kansas Bureau of Waste Management
National Safety Council - electronic recycling lists
e-Cycling Central
ElectronicsRecycling.com
More information coming soon
Do you have "gently used" items that shouldn't go in a landfill?
Look into donating them here:
Center of Grace
Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child
Disabled Veterans
Veteran's of Foreign Wars
Ozanam
Federation for the Blind
Salvation Army
links
Take the EcoFootprint Quiz
If everyone replaced their appliances with Energy Star models, that would be the equivalent of taking more than 3 million cars off the road. (Newsweek)
PVCfree - what's wrong with #3?
EarthEasy.com (natural cleaners)
The Green Power Network
Compare Fuel Efficiencies at fueleconomy.gov
Estimate your car's carbon output at gocarbonzero.com
Get your city involved: coolcities.us
localharvest.org
A Window to our Grace Environment (EPA)
Bridging the Gap
Mid-America Regional Council
our conference green team (anyone know this link?)
United Methodist Women Green Team
earthministry.org
What you can do about climate change
10 things you can do to slow global warming
New American Dream
GrassRoots Recycling Network
The Green Geek
100 Ways to Save the Environment
10:45 a.m., River of Life, and special services