An article in the New York Times dated Saturday, August 27, 2011 satated in part the following, “Many retailers and schools are advocating waste-free options for back -to –school shoppers this year, especially when it comes to lunch. The trend makes the schools happy (much less garbage). It makes the stores happy (higher back-to-school shopping). It makes the students happy (green feels good). “ here are some ideas for mom & dad:
1. Use Tupperware instead of ziplocs,
2. Neoprene lunch bags instead of brown paper ones,
3. Aluminum water bottles, not the throwaway plastic versions,
4. Staples has rows of eco-friendly lunch containers, like an Extreme flap luncbox case with a compartment for plastic food boxes, and a Yak Pak lunch tote that looks like a purse,
5. At a place called the Container Store in New York, there are even machine -washable napkins and reusable cotton sandwich bags called snackTaxis, Japanese bento –box style-style lunch boxes, andBobble water bottles with built-in filters
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