Grades of Green awards area schools for reducing trash
Lunchtime helpers at Lunada Bay Elementary School celebrate their recent victory in Grades of Greens’ Trash-Free Lunch Challenge. Photo by David Rosenfeld When fifth grader Peter Fullerton goes to throw his trash away from lunch each day at Lunada Bay Elementary School, he doesn’t just toss it all into a single garbage can. He separates out recycled material and food waste then stacks a reusable tray. And if Fullerton forgets the routine he has each of his classmates to remind him how it’s done. “It feels like we’re helping the environment a lot more,” he said. Lunada Bay Elementary sits on a beautiful spot in Palos Verdes Estates overlooking the ocean so it was only fitting that the school won a grand prize award on Earth Day by the non-profit Grades of Green. The group hosted the competition to reduce landfill garbage called Trash-Free Lunch Challenge among LA County schools based on a grant from the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. Though it was offered to 77 schools, just 17 participated. Still, it was an incredible achievement by students who collectively reduced landfill waste by 87 percent, said Lisa Coppedge, program director. At Lunada Bay the cafeteria went…
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