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Our children's plastic lives seen through lunches (Lagos, Nigeria…
Our children's plastic lives seen through lunches
New York, United States
In 2014, 33.25 million tonnes of plastic, only 9% of which was recycled -- 75% of plastics ended up in landfill sites
The environment at the school is not healthy
Tokyo, Japan
good at separating garbage
Four students in doctor-like white gowns, masks and caps serve lunch into reusable porcelain dishes and hand out stainless steel cutlery.
3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) has been a national motto since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997.
Paris, France
there is a lot of plastic waste. And no recycling bins.
Students don't bring in their own lunch boxes
The students here seem willing to do more recycling, but no one knows how to.
France pledged to recycle 100% of its plastics by 2025. There is a long way to go. Among the 28 EU countries, France currently ranks 25th in terms of plastic recycling
Lagos, Nigeria
Aunty Ayo School doesn't offer hot meals, so the children bring food from home.
Lunch boxes are mostly plastic containers and styrofoam boxes.
A heap of uncollected trash full of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, nylon sachets and styrofoam.
Lagos generates at least 4.7 million tonnes of solid waste each year -- little of which is recycled
Most people here struggle to put three square meals on the table. In that context, the environment isn't a priority.
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong schools often receive hot lunch deliveries in single-use plastic boxes, but this school has asked for meals to be delivered in metal vats and served on reusable trays.
In May, the school installed free water coolers on every floor, and asked students to bring in reusable bottles.
In 2015, of the 5.7 million tonnes of waste generated in Hong Kong, only 35% was recycled. The rest went to landfill.
Delhi, India
There is a cafeteria here, but most students dine there just once a week. It serves single-use plastic cutlery, paper plates, and cups.
This school doesn't allow students to bring polythene bags onto the campus.
They don't serve straw. The school even has a paper recycling plant, which turns waste paper into folders, envelopes, and gift wrap.
Plastic production is growing at 10% a year. And of the 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated every day in India, only 9,000 tonnes is collected and processed.
Caracas, Venezuela
Last year, six out of 10 Venezuelans went to bed hungry because they couldn't afford food.
Years ago, all 900 pupils would have eaten at the Fe Y Alegria School. Now, only 120 can do so.
The kids are taught to re-use their bowls and cups, but it's because they have nothing else to use."
Beijing, China
All foods here are served on silver metal trays and the utensils are reusable chopsticks.
Beijing stunned the recycling industry last year with its ban on imports of 24 varieties of solid waste, including many plastics, which it extended in 2018.
There more or less has no plastic waste, other than milk and sour yogurt cartoons.
After lunch, kids stack up their dirty trays, which get washed and used again tomorrow
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stopped using disposable paper plates and plastic cutlery a while back, and has prohibited vendors from selling bottled water.
Students try to raise awareness of the effects of plastics, and think of ways the school could be more plastic free.
Dubai produces about 8,000 tonnes of waste a day -- about 75% of which is produced by the private sector.
It isn't all about plastics, it's about changing the general mindset.