It makes sense that to pack earth-friendly lunches for your kids, you'd try to make as little trash as possible. There is a huge selection available for the actual lunch box/bag, depending on your needs and preferences. One important consideration is to be sure the lunch bag does not contain lead or PVC.
One of my favorite resources happens to have a huge variety of lead-free lunch bags. Reusablebags.com sells various bags (like those from Mimi the Sardine and Basura Bags) as well as alternatives like bento-boxes and steel carriers. My son's school actually requests that students carry lunch in a basket, so that makes our choice pretty easy. We did use an insulated backback lunch bag from Fleurville for a long time and liked it.
Sending your child with a cloth napkin rather than paper is a pretty easy thing to do, too. Just don't send your fanciest ones! Using non-disposable utensils is a good idea. Stainless steel or even bamboo are some options. And rather than a juice box, use a drink holder that doesn't get thrown away. Sigg or Kleen Kanteen bottles are popular choices for a safe, reusable cup.
Speaking of juice boxes - the Basura Bags are made from colorful recycled juice containers to form cool, one-of-a-kind styles. Every day, children from the local schools collect over 50,000 used drink containers, called doy packs, then sell them to a women's co-op in the Philippines. The bags are sanitized and the women sew them together into attractive, durable bags. How cool!
Now, if only the lunch bags would pack themselves.
2 comments:
Get out of my head!! I was just looking at those adorable lunch bags yesterday. They have the cutest patterns.
Check out the new organic cotton Hero Bags lunch bag. www.herobags.com my boys love theirs!
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