Cafeteria Culture's first PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY was the brainchild of 56 fifth grade students from our PLASTIC FREE WATERS program at PS 15 Patrick F. Daly in Red Hook Brooklyn (May, 2018).
Working with their School Food manager and supervisor, students proposed a plan to test out a school lunch day with as little single-use packaging as possible. There was only one pound of trash at the end of all lunch periods (a 99% diversion rate) and zero trash from the kitchen!
A huge thank you to the amazing School Food Staff who worked with PS 15 K students and Cafeteria Culture to make this possible!
Is your school interested in learning how to lead a Plastic Free Lunch Day?
UPDATE: May 13, 2022-May 16 is PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY in all NYC public schools! NYC. Over 750 NYC elementary school cafeterias will have school lunch prepared without plastic, providing a first glimpse of a plastic-free school cafeteria future. This initiative was started by Brooklyn PS 15 fifth grade students who advocated for this citywide day!
Working with their School Food manager and supervisor, students proposed a plan to test out a school lunch day with as little single-use packaging as possible. There was only one pound of trash at the end of all lunch periods (a 99% diversion rate) and zero trash from the kitchen!
A huge thank you to the amazing School Food Staff who worked with PS 15 K students and Cafeteria Culture to make this possible!
Is your school interested in learning how to lead a Plastic Free Lunch Day?
- Learn more about Plastic Free Lunch Day here ->
- Sign up to host a screening of our award winning movie, MICROPLASTIC MADNESS, which documents how 56 fifth graders lead New York City's first NYC Plastic Free Lunch Day pilot at their school.
UPDATE: May 13, 2022-May 16 is PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY in all NYC public schools! NYC. Over 750 NYC elementary school cafeterias will have school lunch prepared without plastic, providing a first glimpse of a plastic-free school cafeteria future. This initiative was started by Brooklyn PS 15 fifth grade students who advocated for this citywide day!
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