
This upcoming school year (2025-2026) William G. Miller will be doing waste free lunches.
What this means is that students will be taking home anything left over from their lunches including any packaging, uneaten food, etc.
The average student’s lunch generates approximately 30 kg of waste per school year and an elementary school generates approximately 8,500 kg of waste per year. Reducing snack and lunch waste is one of the easiest ways to start reducing waste.
What is a Waste-Free Lunch?
A waste-free lunch contains no disposable or throwaway packaging. Drinks and food are packed in reusable containers within a reusable lunch bag or box. This method favours reusable food and drink containers, washable cutlery and cloth napkins. All containers are resealable so that leftover food and drink can be consumed (or composted) later.
Waste-Free Lunch
• Durable, reusable lunch containers
• Reusable water bottle, thermos
• Washable silverware
• Cloth napkins
• Tupperware, reusable food container
or thermos
• Healthy snacks
Things to avoid
• Single-Use plastic or paper bags
• Drink boxes, pop cans, bottled water
• Plastic disposable spoons, forks and
knives
• Paper napkins, towels or tissues
• Cling wrap, wax paper, styrofoam, foil
Packaged Snacks