Creation care teams at the parish level and larger scale, eco education groups offer Catholics ways to get started on the difficult yet critical work of reducing waste and changing culture.
Inspired by their reading of Laudato Si', Catholic communities and institutions are increasingly recognizing that reducing waste is a key way to practice their faith. They are leading by example to promote awareness of the throwaway culture.
Part One of a three-part series: Single-use plastics are a symptom of what Pope Francis calls our 'throwaway culture'; parishioners are working to reduce waste at the local level with practical, simple steps.