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Plastic Free July Challenge: Choose to Refuse Single Use Plastics. Now is the time to say no to single-use plastics. Rely on reusable products instead of single-use products. A small investment now and a little bit of effort can go a long way. Take the Plastic Free July Challenge (https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/take-the-challenge). Receive tips and encouragement. Post your tips here on the Pleasant Hill Community Church, UCC Facebook page. We can make a difference! Sign up on line to receive tips in weekly emails . What will you be doing ? Remember, single use plastics includes plastic packaging, bags, bottles, straws, cups and styrofoam. Where will you take part in Plastic Free July? Home and around____ Work___ My retail outlet____ School or University _____ Other ________ During Plastic Free July I will: Avoid single-use plastic packaging _____ Avoid takaway items (bags, bottles, straws and cups) ____ Go completely “plastic free” _____ I’m doing Plastic Fr...

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Pollination is an essential ecological survival function. Without pollinators, the human race and all of earth’s terrestrial ecosystems would not survive. Of the 1,400 crop plants grown around the world, i.e., those that produce all of our food and plant-based industrial products, almost 80% require pollination by animals. Visits from bees and other pollinators also result in larger, more flavorful fruits and higher crop yields. In the United States alone, pollination of agricultural crops is valued at 10 billion dollars annually. Globally, pollination services are likely worth more than 3 trillion dollars. More than half of the world’s diet of fats and oils come from animal-pollinated plants (oil palm, canola, sunflowers, etc.). More than 150 food crops in the U.S. depend on pollinators, including almost all fruit and grain crops. The USDA estimated that crops dependent on pollination are worth more than $10 billion per year. Click here to download the brochure: The Simple Truth: We...

Making Earth Day a Month-Long Celebration Series from Pleasant Hill Community Church Food scraps. Okay, those aren’t the first words that come to mind when you think about the environment. But 22 percent of the municipal solid waste dropped into landfills or incinerators in the U.S. is, in fact, food that could be put to better use through composting and soil enrichment. Moreover, food-scrap recycling programs, while still relatively uncommon, are having a growth moment in the U.S.; they’ve roughly doubled in size since 2010. Now, a national study by MIT researchers provides one of the first in-depth looks at the characteristics of places that have adopted food recycling, revealing several new facts in the process. Why does composting Matter? As stated previously, food represents the single largest occupant in landfills here in the US. Only 3% of food is composted. Getting food to our tables: • Food production eats up to 10% of the US energy budget • Uses 50% of US land • Uses 80...

April 22, 2022 is Earth Day. Pleasant Hill Community Church, UCC is a whole Earth Congregation and being such, we wanted to share some Earth Day facts and activities weekly for a whole month, March 22, until Earth Day on April 22, 2022. F or week 1 we focus on Three Basic Rules of Recycling   We are lucky here in Cumberland County that we have a number of recycling centers throughout the county.  So what can you do at home to make the recycling easier for you and your family?  There a which types of plastic your building and neighborhood will accept. There are three easy rules.  Knowing these rules and putting them into practice will help you recycle more efficiently. Recycle bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. Make sure it's clean! Flatten cardboard. Set up designated recycling containers at home, work, and school. Look for products made out of recycled materials when you shop. Identify Keep food and liquid out of your recycling.   Look into composing.  We will be covering...

April 22, 2022 is Earth Day. Pleasant Hill Community Church, UCC is a whole Earth Congregation and being such, we wanted to share some Earth Day facts and activities weekly for a whole month, March 22, until Earth Day on April 22, 2022. Pleasant Hill Community Church’s Whole Earth (or Earthwise) designation is the UCC’s designation for congregations who have adopted eco-justice commitments. As a Whole Earth church, Pleasant Hill Community Church strives to care for our environment by recycling, limiting waste, employing a geothermal heating system, and making decisions based on reducing our environmental footprint. The Earth Day 2022 Theme is Invest In Our Planet . What Will You Do? Each week we will share information on Earth Day events, activities, and what individuals and organizations can do to make a difference. Come join us as we make every day Earth Day. Pleasant Hill Community Church, United Church of Christ, located at 67 Church Drive, Pleasant Hill, TN. We are an Ope...