PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY!
- a day with no single-use plastic items in your school cafeteria -
Take climate action right in your school cafeteria by minimizing single-use plastics for one day, one day per week, or every day!
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Get started ASAP with a
CAFETERIA PLASTIC SURVEY
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Collecting data is an excellent first step
for leading PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY at your school. ⬇︎ Scroll down for ⬇︎:
screening of Microplastic Madness, the movie! (screenings are free for all Title 1 or underserved schools; see all the options here->) Check out all of our free Educational Resources, including: - The "MICROPLASTIC MADNESS Toolkit - curriculum for a zero waste plastic free future" as well as Easy-to-use Lessons, Activities and Games! |
Be inspired by 5th grade students
from PS 15 in Brooklyn who organized the first NYC school Plastic Free Lunch Day! |
Downloads
"Cafeteria Plastic Survey how to" 2 page PDF
| cafeteria_plastic_survey_-_how_to__cafeteriaculture2019_compressed.pdf |
Cafeteria Plastic Survey - data sheet
| cafeteria_plastic_survey_sheet_121319.pdf |
Related news article
Plastic Is Really Bad For The Earth — But That Isn't The Whole Story Adapted from NPR July 2019 for 5th graders Original article ->
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Other Options
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"NO PLASTIC ____ DAY"
If this feels like too much of a commitment, start with an easier goal, such as a: - "NO PLASTIC STRAW DAY" - "NO SINGLE-USE CONDIMENT PACKET DAY" - ask your school food manager if they can serve condiments in refillable pump jars). - "TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED DAY" - to reduce plastic utensils and napkins - BRING YOUR OWN FORK DAY The concept is the same, but the focus is on reducing one type of single-use plastic packaging. We suggest starting with a "before" survey (or audit). - Here are the steps for a "NO PLASTIC STRAW DAY": - 1 - Set out a box and sign to collect all the plastic straws used ruing one lunch period or during all school lunch periods. - 2 - Count the straws and photograph all the straws (lay them out on a dark background). - 3 - Publicize the number of straws collected on that one day and the date of your NO PLASTIC STRAW DAY" - 4 - On the day of the initiative, once again collect any plastic straws and photograph - 5 - Make posters with the 'before" and "after" data and photos - 6 - Interview students and staff to find out what others suggest to do next to reduce single-use plastics and other packaging. |
Desktop Lunch Survey
- Are your students eating lunch in the classroom?
- Are you concerned about leading an audit during the pandemic?
- Are you a teacher who never prefers to use the initiative as part of a lesson plan or lunch time team/club activity?
Check out our DESKTOP LUNCH SURVEY, a unit within our MICROPLASTIC MADNESS TOOLKIT
- Are your students eating lunch in the classroom?
- Are you concerned about leading an audit during the pandemic?
- Are you a teacher who never prefers to use the initiative as part of a lesson plan or lunch time team/club activity?
Check out our DESKTOP LUNCH SURVEY, a unit within our MICROPLASTIC MADNESS TOOLKIT
See more free Educational Resources, including:
- The "MICROPLASTIC MADNESS Toolkit - curriculum for a zero waste plastic free future"
as well as Easy-to-use Lessons, Activities and Games!
- The "MICROPLASTIC MADNESS Toolkit - curriculum for a zero waste plastic free future"
as well as Easy-to-use Lessons, Activities and Games!