In Golden at First United Methodist Church, church secretary
Sandra Beedle is in charge of an eight-month-old
campaign to raise funds for the congregation's homebound and elderly
through a program called TerraCycle. www.terracycle.net
"I searched the Web for fundraising ideas and found this," she said.
"We collect plastic soda bottles and pack them in boxes
provided by Terracycle. The boxes are sent to Terracycle in Trenton,
NJ. They use the bottles for their plant food, which is made from worm
poop. It is a natural product in a recycled container," she said as she
taped up a box of soda bottles.
"We get 5 cents a bottle with the label on, and 6 cents without labels per bottle and are paid quarterly. One of our members,
Beth McKee is a nurse at Lutheran Hospital. She collects bottles at work and brings in bags every two weeks."
"When we first started, people asked, 'What are you going to
put in the bottles?' And I said, 'Worm poop!' This is an organic food
because it comes from the worm." Having worked as a farmer in the
midwest, Beedle said she appreciates any kind of manure and appreciates
the organic nature of the product that will fill the recycled soda
bottles.
The 519-member congregation has other recycling fundraisers, including recycling toner cartridges in conjunction with
www.empties4cash.com.
First United Methodist Church
www.goldenfirstumc.org is located at 1500 Ford Street in Golden and Beedle can be reached at 303-279-3484.
For more information about recycling:
EDS Waste Solutions
410 Orchard St, Golden
303-278-8600
For information about recycling and fundraising:
www.Empties4Cash.com
1-800-456-4320
TerraCycle
121 New York Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08638
609-393-4252
Albert@terracycle.net
The Rooney Road Recycling Center will accept most types of
household hazardous waste materials and offers door-to-door pickup for
a fee.
Recycling
For information go to
www.rooneyroadrecycling.org
151 South Rooney Road in Jefferson County
303-316-6262
In GoldenRecycling Information
http://ci.golden.co.us/Page.asp?NavID=255
Golden
303-384-8181
King Soopers
17171 So. Golden Road
Newspaper and aluminum cans only.
Cash paid for aluminum cans.
In Lakewood the recycling site
is at 1050 Quail Street at the City of Lakewood shops open 24-7 for
Lakewood residents. Go to www. lakewood.org