Why You Should Use A Waste Free Lunch!

            You probably don’t even think about packing a plastic packaging filled lunch into your child’s lunch box, but plastic packaging is HORRIBLE for the environment! I’ll even prove, too. Did you know that 20,000,000 pieces of trash & garbage go into our U.S landfill each year? Can generate about 67 pounds of thrown away lunch packaging & lunch leftovers! Also, did you know that packaging is recycled at a rate at less than 1%? Family using disposables can generate more than about 4,800 pieces of trash & plastic packaging. About 50 percent of cans are recycled, 50% are not. Juice boxes are made with either complete plastic or cardboard covered with 3 layers of it. Did you know that average middle schoolers waste can actually weigh up to 11 sedans? If you didn’t know already, sedans are a type of car. We need a way to stop this madness! You may think that lunch waste & plastic packaging will never change, but, there can be a way to stop it!

 

You should help change this world because this is VERY bad for the environment! I’ll even tell you why! Did you know that most inorganic foods can retain its weight, shape & form for 4 decades?!That is a lot of time! Now this is an interesting fact! Of all items of food, lunch waste & food packaging is the largest part of the waste stream in the whole entire United States of America! That explains simply why our waste stream is so gigantic! WOW I am surprised, aren’t you? Did you know that most of the pieces in the landfill is plastic packaging… AND! It is a fact that plastic has very, very, VERY! Bad petrol chemicals?!

                                                                       

            Here are some easy tips that you can do to make this world a happier & healthier place! This will hopefully encourage you to be kind to the earth! Alright, so, just an example, using paper napkins aren’t good! They are not good for the environment, either. So, instead d of just wasting money and all that awful, horrid catastrophe business, why waste the time? Just use fun, and definitely useful cotton napkins! J Also, just remember, that you CAN help this world! May I suggest that you use a waste free lunch? That means no more plastic packaging or juice boxes! You can bring instead of plastic ware, metal forks and spoons. Also, bring compostable foods! That will surely help the environment! Don’t worry, you are definitely not alone! I have been doing things that have been making big, AMAZING improvements!

 

     Now, I will tell you what I have been doing to prove that this IS good for our earth! OK, well, to start things off, I have been using reusable containers & also, they work SO much better! So, just a tip of course, use them! They seal a lot better, too. I don’t use juice boxes, because those aren’t a good habit to get into! You shouldn’t either! Our family uses cotton napkins instead of paper napkins. It is also eco- friendly, too! I definitely plan to use metal forks & spoons! This WILL make a difference. Remember, this will make a HUGE impact, I know it will!

 

     OK, so I know this is a lot to think about, but I want you to know I feel, how I think. So, here’s everything I’ve got. You SHOULD use a waste free lunch! This is really important for the world! You can make a difference, so don’t get too overwhelmed! You can make a HUGE impact, just by doing simple and easy things. Remember, you can do one single thing, and still do amazing things to the world! Your habits can change, don’t stress about it. You may not even notice this, but, you, YES YOU, will someday, absolutely be an expert on this planet! So, don’t just stand there, get, moving! You can simply change from that horrible plastic packaging, to using compostable items! Ok, so, let’s think about this for a moment… What do you think? I think you should use a fun, eco-friendly snack! Well, if you ask me, sometimes I think to myself, what will happen if we DON’T do this? But, YOU will make a difference, I know you will!