Waste-Free Lunches estimates that most packed lunches for school alone creates about 67 pounds of waste per school year (that’s about 19,000 lbs of waste per each average elementary school). However, kids aren’t the only ones eating packed lunches. Many adults take their lunches to work. Some college students even make it a point to pack a healthy snack or lunch – and this creates waste as well. Especially if you’re using disposable plastic baggies, paper napkins, and other disposable containers.

One way around this issue is to buy reusable lunch gear. There are TONS of reusable lunch options for kids …read more

Waste-Free Lunches estimates that the average child with a take-to-school lunch creates a whopping 67 pounds of waste per school year (that’s about 19,000 lbs of waste per each average elementary school). School lunches are full of waste. Some typical culprits…

Paper or plastic lunch bags and containers.
Snack packs of cookies, crackers, pudding cups, fruit cups, jello cups, and raisins.
Juice boxes, juice bottles, bottled water, or worse hard to recycle squeeze novelty drinks.
Plastic baggies, foil, and plastic wrap for all sorts of foods.
Lunchables or other building lunch kits.
Paper napkins and plastic silverware.

This year green it up …read more

During the summer when your family is in a rush to get up and go, try using a cereal dispenser to make mornings go a little quicker. Simply plop this dispenser down within easy reach of your kids, along with a few bowls and spoons in a little basket, and you have your own easy serve hotel deal going on.
Pros:

If only the kids are in get-up-and-go mode, mama or dad can sleep in a little.
Perfect for bulk cereal – you can save a load of packaging. Reuse bags at the store to grab bulk cereal, and then simply refill these …read more