How to Pack a Lunch                                                                                                        No-Waste Lunch (pdf)

It has been estimated that on average a single school-age child generates 67 pounds of lunchtime waste per school year, or 18,760 pounds of lunch waste for one average-size elementary school. Every single piece of packaging or excess food that we eliminate from the waste stream makes a difference. Your son or daughter is scheduled to attend a field trip at Mosquito Hill Nature Center in the near future. Students and parents are encouraged to thoughtfully pack a lunch that will contain no waste once it is eaten. This helps students learn the value of waste reduction on an individual daily basis. Below are examples of wasteful lunches and no waste lunches.

Pack what you’ll eat… Eat what you pack!