Plastic Free Lunch Day was ​started by students in Cafeteria Culture's program at PS 15 in Brooklyn!
Coming again in April 2024!
Join schools across the US for this cafeteria climate action day! ->
For NYC schools. monthly PFLD guide ->
Join schools across the US for this cafeteria climate action day! ->
For NYC schools. monthly PFLD guide ->
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Why #plasticfreelunch ?
Plastic production, use, and disposal threatens human health and the environment. 
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It's never too late for Plastic Free Lunch action!
Resources for Educators
Toolkits
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free MICROPLASTIC MADNESS TOOLKIT data + action lessons for grades 3-12 support student-led climate action Guiding Questions, Games, Activities ---> |
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See all of our P-12 free resources!
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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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40 videos, 71K subscribers & 34 million views!
Teach students how to collect local data to inform policy! Be inspired by NYC youth to
#BreakFreeFromPlastic Watch & share "Got Reusable Bags..." 7th grade students in Flatbush Watch: "Got Reusable Bags?" on Vimeo -> ; be inspired by 7th grade students from MS 246 Walt Whitman in Brooklyn! See more Movies. |
Service Learning in the cafeteria!
Students take on cafeteria leadership roles to reduce school cafeteria food & packaging waste. Watch on Youtube ->; Watch on Vimeo ->
Use our videos and free downloads -> Badges, Signs, Scheduling templates, Letter templates to teachers and parents, and Daily Operation Watch on YouTube->; Watch on Vimeo -> |
Educators across the US and the world
are using our movies and toolkits!
are using our movies and toolkits!
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Youth lead zero waste audits and outreach
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A recipe for change!
to scale up plastic free initiatives.
A recipe for change!
Youth-made Impact Videos
The Story of Aliana and Joe - plastic in fish?Watch on YouTube; Watch on Vimeo->
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Journey of Plastic LitterWatch on YouTube; Watch on Vimeo->
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In the NewsBrooklyn students & staff inspired to host plastic-free lunch day at school - News 12, May 16, 2022
P.S. 15 students in Brooklyn have inspired thousands of other students in the NYC school system to participate in plastic-free lunch day. 
"I like it because we're helping the universe and we're being responsible." Ecowatch: Ditch Plastic Lunches: Stand Up for Zero-Waste Schools. 2017
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AccoladesPS 15 Patrick F Daly 5th grade students speak at the US EPA Region 2 on Environmental Justice and plastic pollution. (March, 2018)
PS/MS34 M - Cafcu students
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