Ideas for Reducing Plastic at School

Here are our favorite ideas for reducing plastic at school

•  Phase out plastic use at school by starting a Bag It Club.  Bag It Clubs meet weekly to plan how to reduce their school's collective use of plastic.
• Organize a waste-free lunch day that encourages students and teachers to pack reusable lunches. Check out this guide for more organizing tips.
• Organize a cleanup at at nearby waterway (here's an organizing guide to help).
•  Design reusable water bottles and sell them as a fundraiser.
• Become a Plastic FREE Campus! The center for Health, Environment and Justice has created a fantastic tool kit to guide your school to action.
• Read TEN WAYS TO BE A PVC FREE SCHOOL!
• Register your school with the Kokua Foundation's Plastic Free Schools program which aims to help reduce single-use plastics on school campuses by encouraging  students, faculty, and parents to make commitments to go plastic free.
• Check out Five Easy Tips from the Environmental Working Group for packing a healthy school lunch that your kids will actually eat.
• Keep your Fork! Send your kids to school with their own lunch kit.
• Arts and Crafts. Make your own reusable lunch bags. Check out this great "How To" Blog!
•  Host a school-wide screening of Bag It and pair it with an activity aimed at reducing plastic.

Thank you to the Reel Thing team for providing these tips - bagitmovie.com