Reducing Waste at Urbana Elementary School
What Do These Pictures Have In Common? FOOD WASTE!
What is Food Waste? foods that are thrown away, either because they are not needed, not eaten, or because they must be thrown away
Did You Know? One third of all food produced for people gets wasted That’s like buying three bags of shopping at the supermarket and throwing one away as you leave the store! That’s like asking your lunch staff for three sausages and leaving one on your plate untouched. What a waste!
Did You Know... We throw away 38.7% of lettuce? We throw away 22.4% of bread? 40% of food thrown away is fresh fruit and vegetables?
Raise Your Hand If... You think your family buys more food than consumed Your family throws out food each week because it has gone bad Can you become a Food Waste Warrior like these kids?
Dumpster Dive What are some items you noticed are being thrown away? Why do you think people threw these items away? Have you ever thrown out similar items?
How Can We Reduce Waste at UET?
Proper Disposal At UET During each lunch shift, we will have different options as to where our waste goes: This will help reduce the amount going into trash! organics recyclables liquids trash
Show What You Now Know! Click on the picture to take the quiz for more facts about food waste. Are there any questions you knew from what you learned today?
Activity #1 Supermarkets in France now sell ugly fruits and vegetables that would normally be thrown out because of their looks. Instead, a company called Inglorious Fruits & Vegetables makes a variety of products to show they are perfectly fine! They are keeping these fruits and veggies from being tossed. Check out the video by clicking the ugly produce below:
Ads for Ugly Fruit or Vegetables Look at the ads from Inglorious Fruits & Vegetables
Create Your Own! Draw an ugly fruit or vegetable. Create an ad to convince shoppers that this fruit or vegetable is perfectly fine and for sale! You should include: A drawing of the ugly fruit or vegetable ● A name for your fruit or vegetable ● A clever statement that will make shoppers want to buy instead of waste ●
The Ugly Vegetables By: Grace Lin
Activity #2 Memoirs are snapshots from a person’s life that give insight into who they were and how they became the person they are today. Create a 10 word memoir that shows how you can begin to make a difference in reducing food waste. Be sure to illustrate. Example: Wasting unnecessarily Needing to make a change Buy less food
Here Comes the Garbage Barge By: Jonah Winter Illustrated By: Red Nose Studio
Check Out These Stories Right In Our Library! Click Images for Full Summary and Image!
Resources https://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/food-and-farming/food-waste/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Food_waste https://humaneeducation.org/blog/2018/12-resources-teaching-food-waste/ https://ag.purdue.edu/extension/nature/Pages/Food-Waste-Lesson-Plans.aspx https://ypte.org.uk/lesson-plans/food-food-waste https://www.lessonplansdigger.com/2015/09/27/food-waste-lesson-plan/ http://www.fcpsnutrition.com/webmenus2/#/view-no-design?id=5c06d830544a13ee7cd963f2
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