Our church has some experience with composting. Every year, we throw an annual youth fundraiser dinner that generates a ton of waste; this year, I wanted to not only reduce our waste but introduce some of our congregants to composting. We partnered with another church that already composts for a one-time usage of their composting system. In so doing, we reduced our typical landfill waste by 50%! It was a huge success and generated interest among congregants for more sustainable practices at our church.
It doesn't take a ton of work, either. My advice would be threefold: (1) Have congregants donate old silverware and coffee mugs, so you don't have to order expensive compostable materials; (2) Pick up compostable paper plates and make sure they don't have a plastic liner around their exterior; and (3) pick up compostable waste bags at any home improvement store, which are inexpensive. Like we did, partner with another church that already has a compost system to see if you can partner with them the first few times. Advertise well that you're doing something different, then invite people to be a part of the process.
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Our church has some experience with composting. Every year, we throw an annual youth fundraiser dinner that generates a ton of waste; this year, I wanted to not only reduce our waste but introduce some of our congregants to composting. We partnered with another church that already composts for a one-time usage of their composting system. In so doing, we reduced our typical landfill waste by 50%! It was a huge success and generated interest among congregants for more sustainable practices at our church.
It doesn't take a ton of work, either. My advice would be threefold: (1) Have congregants donate old silverware and coffee mugs, so you don't have to order expensive compostable materials; (2) Pick up compostable paper plates and make sure they don't have a plastic liner around their exterior; and (3) pick up compostable waste bags at any home improvement store, which are inexpensive. Like we did, partner with another church that already has a compost system to see if you can partner with them the first few times. Advertise well that you're doing something different, then invite people to be a part of the process.