Boomerang Lunches Starting April 15

Aurora Grove P.S. is committed to doing our part in helping our environment! In the past few months, we have been focusing on recycling responsibly in the classrooms. Our next step will be to take on a waste-free lunch challenge with BOOMERANG LUNCHES! This will begin on Monday, April 15, 2024. 

HOW IT WORKS: All waste from your child’s snacks/lunches will be returned home in their lunch bags. This includes all packaging, uneaten food and leftovers. 

WHY WE NEED THIS PROGRAM: Most lunch trash comes from disposable packaging of single use food items, plastic bags and foil. It’s estimated that the average school age child using a disposable lunch produces 67 pounds of lunch waste per school year! Using reusable containers, thermos bottles and bringing the right amount of food will let children know they can be part of the solution to our waste problems. 

BOOMERANG LUNCH GOALS:

• Enable parents to see what their children are actually eating during the day

• Reduce the amount of wasted food

• Reduce the amount of overall waste produced

• Encourage healthy eating

• Promote the use of reusable containers

WASTE FREE SNACK/ LUNCH TIPS:

1. Use reusable lunch carriers and containers. Try to avoid plastic bags.

2. If you use single-use containers, provide a resealable bag for the empty containers (yogurt, apple sauce, juice boxes) to be returned home. 

3. Use reusable drinks, bottles, or thermoses.

4. Use a cloth napkin to wash and reuse.

5. Use reusable utensils.

6. Get your children to help pack their snacks/lunches with healthy foods.

7. Pack only as much food as your child will eat.

8. Label* all containers with your child’s name, initial, or a special symbol. 

Thank you for your cooperation!

*Optional: For a fun way to label your child’s belongings (as well as to support our school’s ongoing fundraising efforts), please visit:  https://mabelslabels.ca/en-CA/fundraising/support and search for Aurora Grove P.S. 

NOTE: Students who have ordered lunch through SchoolCash Online will be able to discard their lunch waste at school.