Trash-free lunch finalists
Redondo Beach’s Washington Elementary School along with Lunada Bay Elementary and Riviera Elementary, were named finalists in the second L.A County Trash-Free Lunch Challenge. The contest, created by environmental non-profit Grades of Green and sponsored by the Sanitation Districts of L.A. County, teaches kids to reduce trash by using reusable lunch containers and by sorting compostable and recyclable materials, a release from Grades of Green said. The three finalists were selected from a group of 17 entrants countrywide. According to the release, a judging panel of five environmental experts will visit the three schools to select the winner on April 16. The winning school will be honored with a celebration on Earth Day on April 22. All three schools will receive grants from Chevron and the winning school will receive $1,000. The students are taught to reduce their trash by switching to reusable lunch containers and water bottles with cloth napkin. Those who buy lunch leanred how to sort waste into both recycling and composting. Last year’s competition reduced the participant’s trash by an average of 70 percent and diverted more that 10,000 bags of recuse from landfills. Chapman…
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