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Thursday, March 18, 2010

A Waste-free Lunch Program


Our Aim: Making waste reduction in school a priority

How to reach there: A Waste-free Lunch Program is a good start especially that we noticed that the majority of students brings lunch from home or buys it at school, there's almost always room for improvement.

Message behind the program:
Educating students, parents, and school staff about where our trash ends up and how we, as individuals, can reduce the amount of trash we generate.
The program favors the use of reusable food containers, drink containers, utensils, and napkins and discourages the use of disposable packaging, such as prepackaged foods, plastic bags, juice boxes and pouches, paper napkins, and disposable utensils.

On Wednesday of every week, the students lead the change through having a waste- free lunch day. On the waste- free lunch day, the students eenjoy a zero waste lunch by using reusable stuff.

Outcome: The litter bins are always empty on Wednesdays! and the students are proud of their positive achievements!
Next Steps: Engaging teachers and staff in the waste reduction plan, and helping parents and students make earth-friendly lunches part of their DAILY routine and that will ultimately help in creating a going green culture in the school and amongst the community.




3 comments:

  1. Ohhhhh...It seems really fun, I can see it on their pretty faces..Keep Going|!!

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  2. Hi,

    I found the blog really amazing, can we set up a meeting where we can discuss possible ways of rolling your school's program into crèches and nurseries in the region?

    Awaiting your feedback?

    Thank you,

    Mazen

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  3. Hi,

    I was searching the net and i found your blog. Honestly, i thought that packing a waste free lunch is a real pain especialy with the lack of time, however, after watching the video and reading about the efforts the school is exerting to go green, i think that it is worthout the time.. God bless...

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