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Students Compete in
Waste-Free Lunch Contest
Staff Report
When Tim Godby’s fourth grade class at Flatirons Elementary decided to weigh the school’s lunch waste one day last winter, they were in for a surprise: The entire school—all 270 students—had left behind only a single pound of trash. There was a similar story happening at nearby Crest View Elementary, as both schools successfully reduced their lunchtime waste by 95% for an entire week. How? By competing fiercely in Eco-Cycle’s Waste-Free Lunch Contest! Students packed food in reusable containers, avoided single-use packages, recycled drink containers, took leftover food back home and composted their scraps in carefully monitored cafeteria bins. The winning schools received $300 each for eco-friendly products. Blue Mountain Elementary, Erie Elementary, Hygiene Elementary and Fireside Elementary also participated in the contest, which is funded annually by the Boulder County Resource Conservation Division and is part of Eco-Cycle’s School Recycling and Environmental Education Programs.
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Twenty-one Boulder County schools participate in Eco-Cycle’s Green Star Schools program, which, in addition to the elimination of disposables in the cafeteria, provides the schools with compost and recycling collection, classroom and staff training, waste reduction activities, Zero Waste event support and school rewards and incentives, making it the most comprehensive Zero Waste program in schools today.
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