Saving the planet, one lunch at a time

Tyler's reusable lunch containers

I think there may be something in the air there, but when I lived in California, I became somewhat of a recycling fanatic, and the "save the planet" bug definitely got me. So one day I came across a site, reusies.com, and saw this: "They stick to our fences; Alight in our trees, drift down our sidewalks, and swirl in our seas. They're a pollutant on which our sea creatures feed. They are plastic bags, our urban tumbleweeds." Reusies are reusable snack and lunch bags, and seeing this got me thinking about how many plastic bags I waste from snacks, storing things in the fridge, etc., and I decided to take our household conservation efforts to another level - cut back on waste from school lunches. Tyler will be going three days a week this year, so I purchased some sandwich containers, snack-size containers, and divided containers, all sizes that will fit in his lunch box. I've also cut back on the amount of bags I use for storing leftovers, etc. I only use them now if there is no other reasonable option. I know it's not much, but at least maybe we can lessen our family carbon footprint a little.