Litterless Lunch

Litterless Lunch

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Reducing lunchtime waste.

Introduction

According to Natural Resources Canada, the average North American will produce 600 times their own weight in garbage over their lifetime. A 68kg person will leave behind a 40,825 trash legacy. By altering daily practices, such how an individual packs their lunch for school or work, a significant amount of waste can be prevented from entering the landfill.

Objectives

Students will be able to: 

  • Identify the waste that they are personally responsible for. 
  • Identify the collective amount of waste produced by their school’s students and staff. 
  • Establish goals for waste reduction within their classroom and for the entire school. 
  • Engage with their own families and their community about packing a litter free lunch and help to create easy and effective waste reduction strategies for their classroom and home.

Entire Lesson

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Other Resources

Science World at TELUS World of Science | School Workshop | EnviroChallenge
Science World at TELUS World of Science | Our World: BMO Sustainability Gallery
Science World | BC Green Games | Rockridge Secondary | Project Zero Waste
Metro Vancouver | Education
Waste Reduction Week Canada
Recycling Council of British Columbia | Education
North Shore Recycling Program | School Programs

 

Comments  

 
#2 Language and Science — Erin Jewitt 2010-02-09 17:34
AWESOME!
 
 
#1 litterless lunches — Andrea Skinner 2009-09-30 15:45
We are going to use this for a school-wide litterless lunch week.