Congregations in Washington County Working Together

August 2013 to August 2014

Washington County Goalswe are helping to meet

• Reduce waste going to landfills and the Newport waste to energy facility

• Reduce Household Hazardous Waste ending up in the Newport Facility (air quality)

• Reduce wet Organic Waste going to the Newport Facility (burns poorly)

Congregations in Washington Co.Social Service Coalitions

Food ShelvesCommunity Gardens

Water Quality

Our Congregational ClustersMahtomedi • Mahtomedi Environmental Commission• Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative• St. Andrew • St Jude of the Lake• White Bear Unitarian Universalist ChurchStillwater• Transition Stillwater• First Presbyterian Stillwater • Ascension Episcopal Church • St. Peter's UCCWoodbury• St. Ambrose • King of Kings

Recycling

• Congregations wanted to set up Recycling in their Buildings

• Washington County – paid for the systems

• St. Jude’s Mahtomedi• St. Andew Lutheran, Mahtomedi

Switch to reusable cups, event recycling

Household Hazardous Waste

• Making Non Toxic Cleaner – mixing with families at our three events

• Promoting the Woodbury HHW Drop off site • Promoting decentralized HHW drop off events

in Washington County• Handing out Washington County Guide Book

Organics Recycling/ Food Waste• Composting Workshops at Events – Woodbury

– March, Mahtomedi - May, • Distributed 70 Compost Bins with RAM $40,

with guide books in -Mahtomedi, Woodbury

Mahtomedi

Mahtomedi - RITE of SPRING Event MAY 25 Mahtomedi Environmental Commission, Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative

• 500 residents attended• Electronics Drop off Event, Non Toxic Cleaner, • Composting Workshop, Compost Bin Distribution

• St. Andrew – May Green Fair• St Jude of the Lake – September Corn Fest• White Bear UU - May Green Fair

St Jude’s Corn Fest

Stillwater

• Transition Stillwater • Youth/ Adult Team• May 5th Event at Library, Bike/ Walk Focus• Promotion of Stillwater HHW Drop off event• First Presbyterian Stillwater • Ascension Episcopal Church • St. Peter's UCC

Woodbury

Woodbury• St. Ambrose Green Fair March 29 - 400

people • Making non toxic cleaner• Compost workshop • Purchasing Compost Bins, delivered 4/26• For 2015 – collaboration - King of Kings,

Woodbury Church Coalition

St. Ambrose Green Fair 3/14/2015

• Woodbury Master Gardeners will co-host the event with St. Ambrose

• Engaging additional congregations in Woodbury

Woodbury Congregations

• Next Steps for 2014 – 2015• Collaboration with St. Ambrose and King of

Kings to help reach more congregations in Woodbury

• Compost Bin Distribution• Making Non Toxic Cleaner• Setting up recycling systems