WASTE FREE LUNCHES
BY: TATIANA AND NADIA EGBUNINE
SAVE THE EARTH!
• WE ARE SAVING THE EARTH TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION.
• IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT ON AVERAGE A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD USING A DISPOSABLE LUNCH MAKES 67 POUNDS OF WASTE PER SCHOOL YEAR. THAT COMPARES TO 18,760 POUNDS OF LUNCH WASTE FOR JUST ONE AVERAGE-SIZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
• WE SHOULD ALWAYS REUSE, REDUCE AND RECYCLE
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
• YOU CAN USE PLASTIC CONTAINERS FROM HOME AND REUSE THEM.
• YOU CAN BRING IN COMPOSTABLE LUNCHES OR BAGS.
• YOU CAN ALSO BUY LUNCH FROM THE CAFETERIA(WHICH ALSO HAS COMPOSTABLE THINGS.)
WHAT HAS BALTIMORE CITY DONE SO FAR?
• IN 2011, THE CITY COLLECTED 26,000 TONS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. THAT’S 52,000,000 POUNDS OF MATERIAL DIVERTED FROM YOUR LANDFILLS.
• ON THE OTHER HAND, LAST YEAR THEY COLLECTED 147,000 TONS OF TRASH – THAT’S A LOT OF GARBAGE – AND WE CAN REDUCE THAT AMOUNT DRAMATICALLY.
• IN 2010, BALTIMORE CITY RECYCLED 27% OF ITS WASTE.
WHY IS RECYCLING SO IMPORTANT AND HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT?• RECYCLING HELPS SUSTAIN OUR ENVIRONMENT, REDUCES AND SAVES
ENERGY.
• USE ANY CONTAINER YOU WANT: PAPER BAGS, CARDBOARD BOXES, OLD LAUNDRY BASKETS – YOU CAN EVEN USE TRASH CANS (JUST MARK IT “RECYCLING”). THE ONLY RULE? DO NOT PLACE RECYCLING IN PLASTIC BAGS.
• FILL YOUR CONTAINER WITH RECYCLABLES : PAPER, CANS, CARDBOARD, AND BOTTLES
• PUT OUT ALL THAT YOU CAN – THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING YOU CAN PUT OUT.
WHAT KIND OF BINS ARE THERE?
• COMPOSTABLE BIN
• RECYCLING BIN
• WASTE BIN
• BOTTLE BIN
SITES
• HTTP://WWW.WASTEFREELUNCHES.ORG/
• HTTP://PUBLICWORKS.BALTIMORECITY.GOV/RECYCLING.ASPX
THANKS FOR WATCHING AND HELP US PREVENT WASTE!