“
• Rather than individually wrapping or packaging items, place servings directly on students’ plates • If your schools offer a salad bar, serve vegetables that students can eat with their hands, like cherry tomatoes or carrot sticks • Store cutlery kits or utensil packets out of sight at the POS and only offer them to students who ask for them • Incorporate Plastic Free Lunch Days into your school nutrition promotion cycle In 2022, the Urban School Food Alliance partnered with Cafeteria Culture, an environmental education nonprofit, to host the first-ever Plastic Free Lunch Day USA. During the event, USFA members and hundreds of schools nationwide transformed their lunch lines for the day to help eliminate single-use plastic. In 2023, USFA grew this partnership and its commitment to creating a healthier future for students and the environment by participating in Plastic Free Lunch Days in April and November. Here are a few of the ways that our members celebrated and are working towards a more sustainable school food system with strategies you can use to keep the momentum from Plastic Free Lunch Day going:
“The Urban School Food Alliance is excited to see the momentum behind PFLD and build on the success of the last two years. Our members are committed to creating a healthier future for students and the environment. The ideas and partnerships that come out of our PFLD events are making USFA districts’ procurement practices, products, and operations more sustainable.”
By making incremental changes to reduce plastic, we can have a tremendous impact on the environment and our food systems.
Dr. Katie Wilson USFA Executive Director
CLICK HERE to read the full story
15
Events and Presentations
Powered by FlippingBook