Lunch Bought at the School Cafeteria

Most waste is unfinished, and often, untouched food.

• Ask your child to take the untouched food home to be consumed later.
  
• Milk is not mandatory.  If your child does not want milk, he/she does not have to take it. If student change their mind, they can go back and request a carton of milk.
• Likewise, only take napkins, sporks, ketchup pouches etc. if needed.  

Lunch Brought from Home

Most waste is single use containers - juice cartons, juice pouches, sandwich bags, aluminum foil, disposable lunch boxes (if you did not know they exist, please do not get ideas!)...

• Juice pouches (e.g. Capri Sun and Honest Kids) are recycled at Chadbourne.  However, always choose to reduce waste instead of recycle!
• Everything else goes to trash.
• Substitutes:
• Buy juice in large jars, and bring it in steel water bottles
• Use reusable lunch boxes and bags