Waste+at+Lunch

**__ Waste at lunch__** Proposal- At lunch every day, we waste at least 5 garbage cans full of wasted food and we would like to cut down on that. First, we would like to buy new reusable slushy and fruit cups made by Betty Mills that would replace the disposable ones that we use now. Second, we are going to get new portioned lunch trays made by Cambro that would get rid of the waste created by paper french fri cups and disposable plastic plates. Lasty, if this plan is pursued we would like to change the lunch line style, to more of a buffet style lunch. This would help kids take just as much food as they want and not how much the school wants to give them. We do relize that this would slow the lunch line down a little and cost upwards of $1500, but that is a small price to pay considering how much food we would prevent from being wasted.


 * Alternate Soultion**: This soultion is cheaper but does not totally get rid of waste at lunch. We were thinking of using disposable [|slushy and fruit cups], but they would be biodegradable. Also, we would keep the trays we have, but buy new [|cups for french fries] that are also biodegradable. We also were thinking of more of a buffet style for this soultion because that would help cut down on the fruit wasted because of students trying to make meals just so their lunch is cheaper. This soultion is great also because it is cost effective and earth friendly.


 * Action plan:** Our action plan is to have the school invest in these new products and hopefully this will result in less waste at our lunch. These products are durable so we will also be helping generations for years to come. Hopefully by the end of this year these products will be purchased. Also, we were thinking of making a video to show how and why this plan would work.


 * Soultion:** Our plan of action in the long run would hopefully save the school money (the school wont have to buy new slushie cups every day becasue we will have reusable ones), save the enviorment (we won't be filling up all the landfills with all of our wasted food) and also help generations to come because they wont have to use all the disposable materials, they will have new ones. If our plan is pursued, it will hopefully help us learn how we can cut down on waste and maybe other schools will catch on, and we would have a very limited waste society, with the help of Mr. Hummel and the rest of the school

**FACT**: According to the Enviornmental Protection Agence, the U.S.A spend over 1 billion dollars a year on waste management. So, our plan would not only save our school money, but also our country.
 * FACT** : According to the European Union, food waste is growing becasue we cannot put back food anymore becasue of diseased, so any food that is touched must be put in the trash. This is why we need to do something soon, because this problem is growing fast.

Bibliography:
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Harvey, Fiona. //Food waste: Plenty of guilt and a very heavy footprint//. FT.com, 26 Jan. 2010. Web. 28 Jan. 2010. [].