By one estimate, an average school-age child using a disposable lunch, generates 67 pounds of waste per school year. That would add up to about 50,250 pounds of lunch waste for Clemson Elementary School alone. Get inspired to green your lunchbox by thinking about what you can do to cut down on trash. Here are a few suggestions for getting started:
-Pack a cloth napkin instead of paper.
-Pack stainless-steel utensils or reuse plastic ones.
-Pack a reusable drink container instead of disposable juice boxes, pouches, cans, and plastic bottles.
-Pack lunch items in reusable containers. Try to avoid using plastic wraps, plastic bags, wax-paper bags, and aluminum foil.
-Avoid purchasing pre-packaged items.
-Pack lunches in a lunch box instead of relying on paper or plastic bags.
-Pack stainless-steel utensils or reuse plastic ones.
-Pack a reusable drink container instead of disposable juice boxes, pouches, cans, and plastic bottles.
-Pack lunch items in reusable containers. Try to avoid using plastic wraps, plastic bags, wax-paper bags, and aluminum foil.
-Avoid purchasing pre-packaged items.
-Pack lunches in a lunch box instead of relying on paper or plastic bags.
Check out http://www.wastefreelunches.org/ for more information
