Did you know that Los Angeles County throws away
enough trash in one day to fill Dodger Stadium?
What is Trash Free Tuesday?
It’s very simple. We want to bring lunches that don’t generate any trash.
How do we do it? 
Get a Go Green Trash- Free Lunchbox
Or to make your own trash-free lunch.......
· Use a thermos or reusable water bottle instead of juice boxes or disposable water bottles
· Use Tupperware for things like raisins, chips, pretzels, yogurt and crackers. In addition, Japanese supermarkets carry a selection of reusable and cute containers that work well for lunches and snacks.
· Pack a cloth napkin and use silverware that can be washed and reused
****Please ask your kids to bring home any uneaten items (ie, unpeeled bananas, leftover pretzels). They can make an easy afternoon snack
Why Should we do it ?
· Reduce our trash. The average student creates 67 lbs of lunch trash waste per school year. This means Hermosa schools create over 70,000 lbs of trash a year during lunch alone. Our LA landfill is expected to be full in the next 5 years. The new landfill will be 2 hours away causing trash disposal costs to go way up!! By reducing our trash, we protect ourselves from these costs. As a bonus, we make Hermosa Schools a cleaner, healthier, place to live.
· Save our schools money!!! Creating less trash in our lunches can help reduce our schools waste disposal costs. Through implementing a trash reduction program, Downey School District reduced its trash disposal costs by 50% saving $50,000 annually.
· Make our schools healthier. By composting our trash, we create natural fertilizer that we can use on our schools’ green space.
· Save yourself money. By not using Ziploc bags and single serve lunch items you save on average $300 annually per student.
How to Pack Trash Free Poster for your refrigerator
Planet Pal’s volunteers will be on hand during Tuesday lunch periods to teach the kids about recycling, reducing, reusing, and composting.