Three fifth graders asked the Decatur School Board during its meeting on May 14 to bring back reusable lunch trays.
If that’s not an option, they would at least like to see a decomposable single-use option. Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary students Bonnie Parker, Calan McGinnis and Yeats Yarbrough have collected over 340 signatures across several schools to petition for a more eco-friendly option.
According to the students, the school is using single-use Styrofoam trays, which produce a lot of trash.
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