Our New Report is Now Live! - Visit our report pageCheck out our new report! Cafeteria Culture’s School Cafeteria Waste Reduction Interventions for Climate Smart School Food Service based on our project at PS 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC showcases the power of student leadership in driving environmental change. From January 2022 to December 2023, students at PS 15 co-designed innovative interventions, reducing both food waste and single-use plastics. Most significantly, the report identifies a crucial link between plastic and food waste: reducing one can directly lead to a reduction in the other. These findings informed our work to scale these models. The report includes recommendations to NYC Public Schools and USDA.
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Debby Lee Cohen (1959 - 2024)
It is with heavy heart that we share the passing of our beloved Executive Director and Founder, Debby Lee Cohen. You can read Cafeteria Culture's tribute here. |
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PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY
Next Plastic Free Lunch Day - April 21st ~ April 25, 2025!
Plastic Free Lunch Day was ​started by students in Cafeteria Culture's program at PS 15 in Brooklyn!
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Why #plasticfreelunch ?
Plastic production, use, and disposal threatens human health and the environment. 
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MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
Cafeteria Culture's award-winning, feature-length documentary centers student actions on plastic pollution
that morph into extraordinary leadership and scalable victories.
that morph into extraordinary leadership and scalable victories.
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LIMITED TIME for EVERYONE!!! September 9 through November 30, 2024 WATCH MICROPLASTIC MADNESS for FREE!! |
TOOLKITS
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CLICK HERE to learn more about MICROPLASTIC MADNESS TOOLKIT data + action lessons and activities for grades 3-12 PLUS: our movie companion guides, games, and more! 
Environmental Justice Unit Lesson Plans
JUST ADDED! |
CLICK HERE for your FREE PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY TOOLKIT data + action lessons and activities for grades K-12 PLUS: flyers, letter templates, Easy Start Guide and more! ---> 
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PLASTIC POLLUTION RESOURCES
Read and share our short reports, videos, and the latest information
about the plastic pollution crisis to inform decision-makers!
about the plastic pollution crisis to inform decision-makers!
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Resource LibraryCLICK HERE
for our SHORT REPORTS and VIDEOS to learn about the plastic toll on human health and our systems 
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CAFCU YOUTH ADVOCATES
LISTEN TO YOUTH!
CafCu Youth Advocates are focused on plastic-free and climate justice action.
The CafCu team mentors middle, high school, and college age youth, many whom are alumni of our school programs.
CafCu Youth Advocates are focused on plastic-free and climate justice action.
The CafCu team mentors middle, high school, and college age youth, many whom are alumni of our school programs.
Click here to learn more about CafCu's Youth Advocates -->
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Created by 5th grade girls in collaboration with our partner org,
Lower Eastside Girls Club! (fall/winter 2022) |
NYC YOUTH CLIMATE STRIKE, 2019
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Youth Pov on climate, racial justice. human rights, policy, public school & more!
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CAFCU YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Educators across the US and the world are using our movies and toolkits!
40 videos, 73K subscribers & 36 million views!
Teach students how to collect local data to inform policy! Watch our new YouTube Series |
Service Learning in the cafeteria! Students take on cafeteria leadership roles to reduce school cafeteria food & packaging waste. |
more CafCu:
Plastic Free Education & Action Videos ->
CAFCU YOUTH-LED VICTORIES
STYROFOAM OUT OF SCHOOLS
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Student Action
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zero waste, climate education! Your tax-deductible donation supports innovative
zero waste, plastic free, and climate education, in under-resourced schools.
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