16 Oct 2020
Forestville is a sustainable school. Every Wednesday is Waste Free Day at school. Our waste free lunch program educates students about where our waste ends up and how we as individuals, can reduce the amount of waste we generate and send to landfill. Waste free lunches encourage the first step in the waste hierarchy - AVOIDING waste. Choosing products that have less waste packaging results in less waste to dispose of. It not only makes good environmental sense but it makes good economic sense too. Waste free lunches are often cheaper and, in most cases, healthier too!
Ideally, your child’s lunch will only contain items that will be eaten, composted or recycled. Examples of how to pack waste-free lunch items are provided below. Reusable containers are a handy way to pack a waste-free lunch. They also make it easy to buy food and drink in bulk (instead of in single-servings) which can save money over time. Fruit and vegetable scraps (e.g. apple cores and banana skins) will be composted at the school through our compost/worm farming system.
We look forward to your support and hope you will consider packing waste-free lunches on a regular basis following the Waste-Free Wednesday Lunch Challenge.
