A Dishwasher for the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter

In June 2015, Bangor Greendrinks awarded a $2,000 Green Grant to the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter to be used toward the purchase of a dishwasher. Having a dishwasher on-site will make it possible for BAHS to cut down on and potentially eliminate the more than 170,000 disposable foam and plastic dinnerware items that they currently use annually. BAHS will also save up to $5,000 per year on the cost of disposable, one-use dinnerware and utensils.

Reducing one-use dinnerware items equals a reduction in the volume of trash being carted off to our ever-growing landfills.

To learn more about the good work being done and all the goings-on at the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, visit their website at www.bangorareashelter.org or “Like” their Facebook page for regular updates and posts!

A Paul Bunyan sized THANK YOU to our community of Bangor Greendrinks supporters and patrons who attend our monthly events! Your generous $5 donation at each event makes our Green Grant program possible. We continue to be committed to using every dollar possible to improve the Bangor community through investment in sustainability initiatives and programs and building environmental awareness.

Want to learn more about what happens to all the stuff we throw away and what you can do about it? Check out this handy infographic from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.