“W
aste not, want not” has been the pre-
vailing mindset for Browning boys this
school year, as “Wasteless Wednesdays”
were implemented to raise awareness of the amount of
food wasted in the cafeteria. Over the course of eight lunch periods, for example, the Browning Green Team collected 45.8 kg. (100.8 lbs.) of food waste, which is equal to the
mass of a sixth grade boy! This effort alerted members of
the Browning community to the fact they should eat their fill but try their best to avoid taking more food than they
can eat. Already a fifth grader has decided he will eat his
bread crusts, while many of the second graders continue to motivate one another to finish the food on their plates.
Even before this initiative by the Green Team was put in
place, boys in Grades Two through Four collected, weighed and measured their solid food waste in the dining hall,
according to librarian Susan Levine, a committee member for
the School’s annual Community Day (see related story in The Local Buzz) which seeks to broaden the boys’ consciousness of the world beyond Browning. This collection created
awareness of how much food is put on plates and not eaten.
Already a fifth grader has decided he will eat his bread crusts, while many of the second graders continue to motivate one other to finish the food on their plates. Collecting and weighing food waste creates awareness and teaches Browning boys to consider the consequences of taking more than they can eat.
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