Terracycle

Have you noticed some special bins outside of Founder's Hall the last few months? They are our Terracycle containers! What is Terracycle? I'm glad you asked!

TerraCycle upcycles and recycles traditionally non-recycable waste into a large variety of consumer products. We have joined their "brigades" for snack bags, energy bars and now baby food pouches (new this month!) Because they are designed to accept these particular items, we ask that you put general recyclables in the recycling bins around UUCR, and only place the appropriate items in the bins.

Terracycle

The snack bag brigade can take individual, multi-pack, and family sized snack bags.

Snack Bag Brigade

The energy bar brigade includes all foil lined wrappers for energy bars, granola bars, meal replacement bars, protein bars, and diet bars.

Energy Bar Brigade

Our newest brigade - the baby food pouch brigade - accepts all baby food pouches, along with their caps.  As a Mom of a 10-month old and a 2-year old, I know how convenient and popular those pouches are!

This image only shows "Earth's Best" pouches; the Baby Food Pouch Brigade accepts all brands.

We are happy to offer this resource to care for our earth by recycling these items that otherwise would go in the trash.  We hope that you find it useful.

Solar Power!

If you have visited UUCR in the past few months, you have probably heard that we now have solar panels on our roof!  This achievement was years in the making and is another way to demonstrate our congregation's commitment to respecting the interconnected web of life and thinking ahead to the next seven generations.

Our solar panels are a 32 kilowatt system, which is expected to generate 30 percent of the congregations energy needs.  Of course, we are always looking for ways to further decrease our footprint, but we thought it was important to celebrate this momentous step. 

Here are a few pictures from our Solar Power Celebration on Sunday, September 27:

Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make UUCR's solar panels a reality!