What Students Can Do to Reduce Food Waste?

5. Food waste reduction at home: While reducing food waste in the school canteen is important, reducing food waste at home also needs to be considered for affordable and sustainable effects.

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Food waste is a significant problem in schools, and reducing it requires a multifaceted approach. Schools can reduce, recover, and recycle the food that goes uneaten by students. They can reduce food waste through improved ordering, prepping, and storage techniques, recover wholesome uneaten food and donate it to feed people in need, and recycle food waste to feed animals or to create compost, bioenergy, and natural fertilizers. Students can also take steps to reduce food waste in the school canteen, such as choosing food and drinks without plastic packaging, using reusable food boxes, reducing the use of plastic, using food wraps, waste pickup, and composting. However, there are challenges that students will face in reducing food waste in the school canteen, such as plastic waste, food packaging waste, student willingness, skills and activities, and food waste reduction at home. Effective educational strategies include classroom lessons, nutrition education, school educational campaigns encouraging students to eat the foods and beverages they select, pledge campaigns to reduce wasted food, school produce gardens that involve students, and sharing tips with parents and guardians on how to pack lunches their children will eat.