Eco Church

LITTLE STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

With all the warfare happening across the world at the moment it is easy to feel that anything we can do to counteract the fall out effects might be totally inadequate but every little thing that we can do is a step in the right direction rather than adding to these negative effects. In order to identify the areas where we might best focus our efforts why not try the Environmental Footprint Calculator on the  ClimateHero website to see where and how you might be able to reduce  your carbon footprint.

Remember the 4 ‘R’s:

• Reducing our use of natural resources such as 

  • eating more plant based foods;

  • replacing short flights with  train or bus and using walking or cycling instead of cars;

  • switching pet food to sustainable proteins; 

  • reducing energy usage and switching to energy generated from renewable resources.

• Reuse  - use alternatives to single use items such as 

  • glass or metal straws instead of plastic or paper;

  • Fabric dish cloths which can be laundered instead of paper towels;

  • Fabric bags instead of plastic;

  • Reusable water bottles instead of purchasing water in plastic bottles.

• Repair broken items or find new uses for old items instead of discarding.

  • If you are looking for some guidance on making repairs to your clothes have a look at Rosalind Studd’s website repairwhatyouwear.com which teaches everyone how to mend clothes.             

• Recycling where possible. 

  • Make good use of the various regular free recycling collections we are lucky to have in Aberdeen;

  • Check out the list below of items which cannot be efficiently recycled by kerbside collections but which you can recycle at the 3 Fountainhall church buildings.