by uuasheville | Dec 24, 2020 | Green Tips
Do pick-up after your pets—cats as well as dogs. Fecal matter gets washed into the storm drains and is a source of pollution.
by uuasheville | Dec 17, 2020 | Green Tips
Packaging accounts for 40% of an average beer’s emissions when you factor in transportation. Good reason to buy local beer in cans. Applies to wine purchases as well.
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Scoop
December 6 saw a flurry of activity at UUCA as congregants picked up Guest at Your Table materials from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, dropped off winter gear for Beloved’s ministry to people experiencing homelessness, and picked up information to...
by uuasheville | Dec 10, 2020 | Green Tips
Clothing made with polyester, nylon and acrylic are sources of plastic pollution when laundered. If synthetic clothes are washed in cold water, the release of the micro-plastics in the material is reduced. Another option: micro-plastic filters on washers.
by uuasheville | Dec 3, 2020 | Green Tips
Check out Quiet Communities Inc., a non-profit “dedicated to helping communities reduce health and environmental harm from noise and pollution.Â
by uuasheville | Nov 26, 2020 | Green Tips
If your recycling bin is filled-up, put extra in cardboard box and place it next to the bin for pick-up.