Healthy kid’s lunch box made up of pita bread ham and salad, fresh fruit, sultanas and drinking water.
Nowadays we have to be environmentally aware, but the key is not to make it into a chore. Try and do the things that are easy for you to do.
Here are some ideas to help you reduce the waste in your packed lunch:
Reduce : try and buy things with less packaging. Try and avoid plastic bags, cling film (items that won’t biodegrade)
Re-use: use refillable bottles for drinks and plastic containers for food
Recycle: if you have to wrap the food up, use foil and greaseproof paper as they can be recycled
Compost: try and think what things will rot down and make compost?
Other handy low waste tips:
1 Buy larger cartons of fruit juice, and decant into bottles
2 Pack your food in reusable plastic containers with lids (old ice cream or margarine tubs) or our range of BPA lunch boxes for sale in our shop
3 Buy treats (cakes, biscuits) in bulk, and put individual portion into plastic containers
4 If time, bake your own cake (has no extra packaging), and transport in a plastic container, again check out our range of plastic boxes in our shop
5 Fresh fruit comes in its own ready-made packaging, which then becomes compost!
Why not send in your waste saving ideas! How to you reduce your waste – whether this is food waste or packaging waste or both?
Leave a Reply