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How School Lunch Packaging Waste Adds Up Many of us depend on convenient school lunch throwaways to make morning prep time easier, and it can be difficult to resist those temptations in the supermarket, especially if the kids are shopping with us. But did you know that school lunch waste creates more than 18,000 pounds of garbage for the average elementary school? Learn more about the hazards of school lunch waste, and about a recyclable solution that makes school lunches cool -- and environmentally responsible.
Improving School Lunches: Make Cafeteria Food Better With rise of obesity in American schoolchildren, concerned parents, school administrators and government and private organizations are stepping up efforts to improve the quality of school lunches by offering healthier, locally grown options for cafeteria food and brown bag lunches. Learn how these efforts to improve school lunches help kids and local economies, and find out how you can provide healthier school lunches for your child.