A waste-free picnic - pdf 200k - Recyclezone

PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPIL WORKSHEETA waste-free picnicLesson summaryWorking in groupsyou get to plan andenjoy a picnic, whichproduces as littlewaste as possible.Each group will thenweigh their leftoversand score wastepoints. The groupwith the lowest scorewins!Tips for the waste-free picnic12345678910Choose food that you and others willlike.Don’t bring more food than yourgroup can comfortably eat.Choose food that has as littlepackaging as possible.Think about whether you will be ableto compost your leftovers.Fruit (not citrus) and vegetablepeelings or tea bags can becomposted, cooked food, meat anddairy products can't.Bring drinks in reusable bottles.Remember, if the waste is created athome rather than at school, it is stillwaste!Don’t just stick to sandwiches. Howabout making your own pizza, fruitjuices or smoothies?Choose reusable plates, cups andnapkins.Use reusable boxes or bags tobring your food to school.Did you know?We throw away around one third of all thefood we buy. Most of this ends up in landfillsites where it rots to produce methane,one of the most powerful greenhousegases causing climate change.What can we do?Don’t buy or cook more than you can eat,chose food with little or recyclablepackaging and compost uncooked fruitand vegetable leftovers.What to bring12345How well did you do?Weigh each type of waste and multiply it by the number of 'Waste Points' it has beengiven. Remember the lowest score wins!Types of WasteWaste that can be reusedWaste that can be recycledWaste that can be compostedWaste that has to be thrown awayWeightWaste Points Total Score1225Total