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Pack A Green Lunch

With both health and the environment of concerns to kids and parents, some families have taken up the challenge of creating a zero waste lunch to take to school.

In order to qualify, a lunch would need to have reusable lunch container, an organic and biodegradable lunch, and no disposable plastic packaging that can end up clogging landfills for centuries. Utensils and packaging should be reusable as well. Luckily, multiple options are being sold that make having a green lunchbox affordable and stylish.

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