Smithtown students have declared war on waste at their own school after viewing part of the ABC’s television series War on Waste.
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Students were surprised by the amount of food that is wasted because of the restrictions that are placed on the size, shape, texture and appearance of fruit and vegetables.
“We believe we need to encourage supermarkets to educate people, don’t judge a book by its cover,” said principal Jenny Sawyer.
“The nutrition of the products is the important reason we buy food. Cosmetic standards makes it more expensive because farmers still grow the food but it is wasted when it doesn’t fit the standard.”
“At school we have been studying the waste we produce through our lunchboxes. We sort the waste into chook food, compost for our garden and waste. We then categorise the waste into packets, re-useable plastic bags, packets, wrappers and other. Then we tally the results and make it into a graph.”
They next plan to use washable, re-usable containers for food.