What We Can Do
52 ways to care for creation
Laudato Si’ Movement has created a list of 52 ways for individuals, families and communities to pray and take action for God’s creation.
See if you can find something new to put into practice:
https://laudatosimovement.org/news/52-ways-to-care-for-creation-en-news/
Protect Nature
The Canadian government has outlined 31 Protect Nature Challenges and invited individuals and families to join them in protecting nature by choosing some of these actions to practice in daily life. Short guides with further resources and links are provided for each action which include:
Rethink your consumer habits;
Save money and save nature;
Stop waste and Shrink your food waste;
Protect biodiversity from home.
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/nature-legacy/activities.html
What Can We Do to Reduce Waste?
This set up has been used by some ministries at St. Joan of Arc to reduce waste:
The City of Toronto has several resources to help reduce and properly sort waste:
Ideas and resources for reducing waste available here.
To find out what waste item goes where use Waste Wizard or the TOwaste App.
What goes in the recycle bin listed at this link and poster here.
What goes in the green bin (compostable) listed at this link and poster here.
What goes in the garbage bin listed at this link. The city requires the following items labelled as compostable or biodegradable non-fibre containers/packaging, coffee pods, coffee cups and cutlery to be put in the garbage bin.
What is Household Hazardous Waste and how to dispose of it at this link.