 It's possible! The very first first New York City-wide Plastic Free Lunch Day (May 16, 2022) was a huge success. We now know that plastic-free school food service is possible! Over 750 NYC public elementary schools were served school lunch with NO plastic. This is a #plasticfree victory for NYC students! Read our Press Release ->. See the News 12 segment ->. Plastic Free Lunch Day was the result of years of collaborative effort led by Cafeteria Culture in partnership with NYC DOE Office of Food & Nutrition Services and Office of Sustainability and students! What's next?
What can you do at your school tomorrow? Ask your school food manager to:
Lead a plastic free campaign to:
More Plastic Free Lunch Action resources -> Together, we can dramatically reduce single-use plastics from school cafeterias in NYC, the US, and across the globe! Share your plastic free lunch photos and ideas with us on social media: Twitter @CafeteriaCu IG @CafCu FB CafeteriaCulture TikTok @CafeteriaCu #plasticfreelunch #cafcu If you missed our short Plastic Free Lunch Day overview video, you can watch it here.
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where post consumption waste from food to packaging is drastically reduced
and what remains benefits our schools, communities, and the environment.
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DONATE | ABOUT |MICROPLASTIC MADNESS|PLASTIC FREE LUNCH| Take Action Toolkits|EVENTS
Youth Advocates |Contact
Twitter @CafeteriaCu IG @CafCu FB CafeteriaCulture TikTok @CafeteriaCu
Our VISION
We envision a plastic free, equitable zero waste future where landfill and incinerator garbage as we know it no longer exists;
where post consumption waste from food to packaging is drastically reduced
and what remains benefits our schools, communities, and the environment.
Cafeteria Culture (CafCu) is a Project of The Fund for the City of New York, a 501(c)(3) organization.
As such, your donations to Cafeteria Culture are eligible for charitable deductions under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Cafeteria Culture is a vendor of New York City Department of Education via Fund for the City of New York
Copyright © 2023 Cafeteria Culture