Ideas for Helping the Oceans

How congregants are reducing plastic use
Collected ideas from our 9/22/24 water ritual service

  • Stop using plastic utensils when ordering out (3)
  • Don’t use plastic straws (8)
  • Use shampoo bars instead of liquid in plastic bottles
  • Stop using single use water bottles (10)
  • Reusable silicone storage bags rather than single-use ziploc plastic bags
  • Buy glass products instead of plastic whenever possible
  • Avoid single use plastic (3)
  • I carry a bamboo straw / Keep reusable straws in my car or purse
  • Switch from plastic to glass tea bottles
  • Use different yogurt containers
  • Stop buying plastic tubs (2)
  • Use a non-plastic water bottle
  • Recycle plastic bags
  • We don’t use plastics / Refuse plastics
  • Bring my own reusable takeout containers when I eat out (2)
  • Use reusable bags when shopping

What congregants are doing to help the oceans and Earth

  • Eat vegetarian (2) / eat vegetarian 2-3x/week (4)
  • Eat vegan / Eat vegan once a week
  • Meatless Mondays
  • I use washing machine sheets
  • We refuse silly items
  • Pick up trash at school
  • We buy sustainable seafood (4)
  • Read pet food labels for sustainable seafood
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle
  • Composting (2)
  • Participate in beach cleanup (3)
  • Annual donations to Ocean Conservancy and Nature Conservancy
  • Pouring water from cooking in the garden, not down the drain
  • Rarely eat takeout
  • Take shorter showers