Waste-free Lunch Challenge

Waste Reduction Week will take place from October 17-23 across Canada. During this week the City of Kamloops is holding a Waste-Free Challenge for all students. In conjunction, all residents who downsize their garbage containers will not have to pay the $50 fee for downsizing. There are two challenges to choose from.

Challenge One - Waste Audit
Students will weigh all items in their lunch. Items are first separated into categories and then weighed with a scale. This is done each day after lunch for the week. Detailed videos on how to perform a waste audit, or shopping and packing a waste free lunch are available at http://wastefreelunch.com/videos

Challenge Two - Waste Race
Students will track all items in their lunch. This is done by putting a check mark for each item in the corresponding box on the Waste Race Challenge graph. For example, if they bring a banana, a check mark goes in the compost section (Even if no composting program is in place). If they bring a granola wrapper, a check mark goes in the landfill section etc.

Scoring
The classroom with the least amount of garbage created over the week
The classroom with the greatest improvement over the week
Individual prizes (students enter name in draw bin each day they have a waste-free lunch)

Prizes
Classroom - TBD
Individual - Eco Friendly prizes

For more information and to register for the challenge please contact:

Jaimi Garbutt
Environmental Educator
250-828-3377
jgarbutt@kamloop.ca