Get with it! I think I need to be blunt with this post. But for all of you STILL using those zip lock baggies, enough is enough.
I know I don't need to explain that one of those baggies stays in the landfill but for FOREVER and if every single school age child used 2 of those a day for 200 days of school that alone is 400 baggies per day in the landfill created by your child(per year). Times that by millions students(in Canada lone) and you get the point.
I seriously think those bags should be banned or a recycling program be paid for by those companies should be mandatory. Our Earth is suffering enough.
Now with that said I would like to introduced to you litter less lunch baggies!! very simple, buy a reusable baggie and wash it out and reuse it!
As a concerned parent I(along with two other lovely ladies) started a Green Committee at my son's school. One of our goals is to have a litter less lunch program set up at the school to make people aware of this issue.
We put on a KangaSac fundraiser to give people the opportunity to buy reusable baggies and we also gave people alternatives if they didn't want to buy the KangSac's. Here are a few of them.
Stainless Steel Containers(great for liquids like messy fruits)
Laptop Lunches
Sandwich Wraps
100% cotton baggies
Hi Bridy. Great post!
ReplyDeleteHere's another one for your Litter-Less Lunch list - My EasyLunchbox System helps families quickly pack healthy lunches without wasting time, paper or plastic. Perfect for kids and adults who want to pack a healthy lunch for school or work. The simple EasyLunchbox System is a three-compartment, easy-to-clean container with one lid, that fits perfectly into one roomy carrying case. FDA approved. No BPA, phthalates, lead, vinyl, or PVC. Affordable and green.
We are proud to be a Participating Company of the Green My Lunchbox Campaign, a national campaign asking 15,000 families to pledge to pack a waste-free lunch to eliminate 1 million pounds of waste going to landfills (based on the estimate that on average a school-age child using adisposable lunch generates 67 pounds of waste per school year - epa.gov). Please visit us at www.EasyLunchboxes.com to learn more! - Kelly Lester, mom and CEO, EasyLunchboxes.com
Thank you Kelly! It is wonderfull to see some diffrent products to give people so many options when choosing to go litter less.
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