In an effort to engage students in small environmental initiatives that can have a big impact, our school is participating in the week-long Waste-Free Lunch Challenge (WFLC) beginning on Thursday, October 18.
The WFLC is a province-wide initiative sponsored by the Recycling Council of Ontario. School lunches are a major source of waste in Ontario – the average student’s lunch generates a total of 30 kilograms of waste per school year, or an average of 8500 kilograms of waste per school per year.
Please help your child pack waste-free lunches for our event. The goal of the week is to:
- Celebrate and learn about Waste Reduction Week by reducing the amount of waste we create from school lunches
- Reduce the cost of waste disposal so the school’s resources can be put to better use.
- Encourage healthy and nutritious lunches (many pre-packaged lunch items contain significant amounts of sodium, preservatives and fat)
- Create awareness around recycling and encourage and promote recycling of containers such as juice boxes, milk cartons, bottles and cans at schools
- Help you as a parent reduce the cost of lunches (a waste-free lunch can cost as little as $2.50 per day, whereas a regular lunch containing pre-packaged items can cost $4.50 or more per day)
