The Diocese of Southern Ohio utilizes an online platform, Connections, to maintain open channels of communication throughout their community. Their articles on Creation Care are complied in a single page which includes updates from individual congregations that have made steps toward creation care in energy efficiency and more. They also provide resources to connect one’s faith with civic action. They shared an article outlining 2019 attempts to end Ohio’s renewable energy standards and included ways that individuals could contact their legislators.
An article written in 2015 by Tracy Turner for the College of Food Agricultural and Environmental studies covers a 2015 workshop led by OSU Extension, a part of the Ohio State University community, for faith leaders on creating community gardens. For those looking to grown the involvement of the community beyond their faith community, this article is an example of a local university connecting with faith communities around community gardens.
St Francis of Assisi has maintained a recycling program for the parish for many years. In the parish hall, there are three different colored bins to separate out paper, plastics, and metals. In the church parking lot, there is one bin for garbage and another bin for recycling. They have been working with Republic Services, Inc. to haul away recyclables and other waste. Through their contract, Republic currently accepts aluminum, glass and plastic items if each are bagged separately and placed in the recycling bin. Republic also provides contracts that allow for recyclable items to be collected all together.
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