Recycling Church Flowers

At our church when altar or other flowers are past their prime and not wanted by the person who donated them, I recycle them for the church. Our Pastor saves them; I bring them home and then add them to the compost pile. The containers are saved and used by me at a later date or donated to Good Will. This helps divert things from the landfill and adds to my compost pile. This is an easy thing people with compost piles can do and help reduce, reuse and recycle. Find out where "unwanted" altar and other flowers go at your church. Volunteer to take them home and recycle them yourself.