1. If you are serving drinks, ask everyone to bring their own mug or glass. Don’t provide single use plastic water bottles. Instead have pitchers of water available. If beverages in glass bottles or aluminum cans are being served, please make sure they get recycled.
2. If serving snacks, avoid single-use containers of chips, cookies, etc. as they are a waste of packaging.
3. If you can’t use real dishes and glasses, purchase biodegradable or recyclable cups and utensils. Avoid Styrofoam cups and containers as they can’t be recycled.
4. Bring a bag to collect recyclables as not all rooms at Sacred Heart have a recycle container. Dump what you collected in the recycle container behind church or bring it home to recycle.
5. Ensure all lights are turned off when the meeting is over.
6. Go paperless whenever possible. Email agendas and/or plan on presenting to reduce the amount of paper. If you must print something, print double-sided.
7. Monitor Air Quality near Sacred Heart using this link Real-Time Air Quality Map | PurpleAir
The large number is current air quality, and the graph shows changes over time.
Justice Commission of Sacred Heart was and continues to be inspired by Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment – Laudato Si. Since it began, the committee has focused on the following activities: