If you bring a packed lunch to school or work, you might like to hear these ideas to help you make a lunch box that is not only healthy for you, but also healthy for the environment! Following these easy tips will help you produce a lot less waste from your lunch, and you can help keep nature beautiful.

Find a fun lunch box!
Try to find a lunch box you love with separate compartments. This will allow you to keep things separated without using plastic wrap! You could also look for some little reusable sauce containers, reusable cutlery, and maybe even a reusable sandwich wrap. Think about the items you might need in order to pack and eat the things you usually take for lunch, and try to find reusable versions of them.

Use natural packaging!
Instead of bringing individually wrapped packets of chips or candy, try bringing food that has its own natural packaging, like bananas and other fruit! If you really want processed snacks in your lunch, buy large family bags instead of individually wrapped single portion sizes, and portion them into a reusable container yourself. This saves a lot of packaging waste - it isn't as good as going natural, but it's better than the alternative!

Recycle and compost!
If you do choose to bring packaged foods for lunch, make sure to recycle everything that can be recycled. If you have natural waste, it can be composted for nutritious plant food for the garden! Some schools have compost bins you can use, and you can always get your parents to help you start a compost bin at home. Let's save the environment together!

How do you pack your lunch box?