 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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May 16 is Plastic Free Lunch Day in all NYC public school!
School lunches will be prepared without plastic in over 750 NYC elementary schools! Cafeteria Culture and NYC Department of Education Office of Food and Nutrition Services, Office of Sustainability and students are leading this first New York City-wide Plastic Free Lunch Day Press Release -> Started by students! Schools & communities everywhere, join the action! **Reduce plastic waste from school, home, and store-bought lunch. #plasticfreelunch ⬇︎Watch⬇︎ See how NYC schools are doing it! |
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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.
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As such, your donations to Cafeteria Culture are eligible for charitable deductions under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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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