Brandywine Heights School District will be celebrating Plastic Free Lunch Day on Monday, April 22nd in conjunction with Earth Day! Plastic Free Lunch Day provides students an opportunity to learn about plastic pollution and take meaningful plastic-reduction action. One plastic free day leads to another and creates a vision and actionable ideas to move forward equitably and sustainably.
Plastic Free Lunch Day Information Link
Why Take Part in Plastic Free Lunch Day?
School cafeterias serve over 7 billion meals a year. Most of these meals are served on plastic, making the industry a bug contributor to plastic waster. By participating in actions like plastic-free lunch day, we can significantly reduce plastic pollution.
The History of Plastic Free Lunch Day
Plastic Free Lunch Day was started by fifty-six 5th graders in Red Hook, Brooklyn. You can learn more about their story in the award-winning documentary "Microplastic Madness." The movie and corresponding toolkit link youth activism to plastic pollution, environmental justice and the climate crisis.
