Waste-Free Tips

By Miss Melinda Hamilton, Radford Student Council (RSC) Teacher and RSC students

The RSC wanted to share some Waste Free tips with the school community.

Here is a short clip from the ABC TV program Behind The News with some background information about food waste.

As you can see, food waste is a huge issue, and the RSC is keen to try to reduce food waste at the school. Students have put together some tips to reduce food waste in your lunchbox.

Tip 1: Bring the right amount of food to school so you don’t waste food. If you bring more than you can eat regularly, talk to whoever packs your lunchbox.

Tip 2: Instead of throwing away uneaten lunch, have it for an afternoon snack or even the next day.

Tip 3: Try eating the crust of your sandwich. It is just made of bread!

Tip 4: Think about what you can eat if you have a lunch order as these meals are big! If you can’t finish it, take it home for dinner.

Tip 5: Cut apples into pieces rather than eating off the core to reduce waste when eating.

Thank you to everyone for making efforts to not waste food at Radford.