St. Richard | Grade 5

Conservation Initiative: Waste Free Lunch Events

After seeing the Eco Club’s impact in reducing single-use plastics, we wanted to do more to decrease the garbage our school produces daily. With some observations and research, the students noticed that most of the trash in the bins was from snacks and lunch. Most of the school’s waste was made by food wrappers. Eco Club hosted a waste-free lunch event. Students created posters, talked to their classes, and hosted our first annual Waste-Free lunch day. Students brought in lunches in reusable containers and brought utensils from home. Classes were challenged to have empty trash cans at the end of the day.

THIS CONSERVATION PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY
UNION 52 BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.