Quinn Rice

Food waste in the US is an ever-increasing problem, with close to 150 billion meals wasted every year. In a country that has over 10% of its population without enough food to feed themselves, this is a significant problem for more than one reason. This discarded food takes up space in landfills, produces methane (a contributor to global warming), and wastes all of the resources that went into growing, transporting, packaging, and preparing it. If we as a Colony High School community can come together and take action by being mindful of our personal food waste, we can help contribute to the solution, and be apart of a better tomorrow.

Colony High school has an average of over 500 students eating in it’s cafeteria daily. With a varying amount of students eating hot lunch depending on the day, it is difficult to prepare the exact amount of food needed every day. That being said, Sheila Bailey and the rest of the cafeteria  staff do a remarkable job at finding the sweet spot where everyone has a meal to eat, while little goes to waste. However, there are steps that we as students can take to help do our part.

 Some of these steps include:

• Taking a portion that you intend on eating all/most of

• Utilizing the share table to give away uneaten food

• Cleaning up your eating area when finished