From the Diocese of Connecticut, April 12, 2024
1. Purchase silicone containers as a substitute for plastic containers from restaurants for takeout
From St. Peter’s, Cheshire, CT
A Campaign to Minimize Single-Use Plastic and Food Waste -Contain&Sustain* was awarded *The Jack Spaeth Creation Care Environmental Grant* through ECCT and gained additional financial support from St. Peter’s ECW fund. In late July we launched a matching grant community crowdfunding campaign through Sustainable CT that ended Sept. 2.We reached our $3,000 donation goal and earned the 1.5 dollar-for-dollar match to equal $7,633.30!**
These funds purchased 1700 compact, reusable silicone take-away food containers, which we are distributing FREE to community members. Our goal is to build awareness of food waste AND the waste caused by single-use plastic/styrofoam carry-out containers AND to change behavior to minimize their use in Cheshire
2. Use sneaker collection Highland Elementary, is doing a sneaker recycling drive for Earth Day. Used sneakers will be collected and sent to a company that recycles them and keeps them out of landfills.
3. Recycled toilet Paper From Who gives a crap
4. Planting Trees for Earthday One Tree Planted
5. Food Waste Branford-based Living Wisely and Well Steering Committee sponsored a series of three talks on the food waste crisis in Connecticut and its implications in Branford, Wednesday, Oct. 11; Wednesday, Oct. 18; and Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church on the Branford Green.
Living Wisely and Well on Planet Earth – Food Waste Panel, October 25, 2023