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Original language
English
Original title of the resource
Waste-Free Lunch: School Contest
English translation of the title
Organization
Eco-Cycle
Year of the publication
2022
Keyword
Whole Institution Approach / Whole School Approach
Keyword
Participation
Keyword
Sustainable Practices
Format
Lesson activity / Teaching material
Vocational/professional sector
 
Sector
Various sectors
What is the resource about?
This guide from Eco-Cycle outlines a Waste-Free Lunch School Contest, a practical initiative encouraging schools to reduce lunch-related waste through student engagement and friendly competition. Although created for the U.S. context, many of its strategies and tools can be easily adapted for schools in EU. From: https://ecocycle.org/our-programs/boulder-county-model/zero-waste-programs/schools-programs/schools-guide/
What is the resource about? (in English)
Why is the resource useful for VET actors?
It serves as a ready‑to‑use good practice that schools can easily adopt, giving students a concrete, data‑driven way to analyse their own waste habits and lead small but high‑impact sustainability improvements in their daily environment.
Why is the resource useful for VET actors? (in English)
Link
https://ecocycle.org/content/uploads/2022/06/2.2_Waste-Free-Lunch-2-School-Contest-Chapter-2.pdf