Waste Free Lunches - making beeswax wraps

Students will learn to identify common lunchbox waste and understand how it affects the environment.

Students will learn to create and use beeswax wraps as a reusable alternative to reduce single-use plastic waste.

I can participate in a lunchbox waste audit and identify common waste items.

I can explain why reducing single-use lunch packaging is important for the environment.

I can follow steps to create my own beeswax wrap.

I can describe how beeswax wraps help reduce waste and promote sustainability.

I can share ideas for reducing waste in lunchboxes at school and at home.

Conduct a lunchbox waste audit

Conduct a lunchbox waste audit by collecting and categorising waste items from students’ lunchboxes, noting the most common types of waste generated.

Exploring the impacts of single-use packaging

Facilitate a reflective discussion on the findings, exploring the impacts of single-use packaging on the environment and how students’ choices affect waste production.

Making beeswax wraps

Introduce beeswax wraps as a reusable, eco-friendly alternative to plastic wrap, explaining how they work and their benefits. Students are guided step-by-step through the process of making their own beeswax wraps using fabric squares, beeswax, and safe melting techniques.

After completing the wraps, discuss practical tips for caring for and using beeswax wraps to extend their life and reduce waste.

Engage students in brainstorming additional ways to reduce lunchbox waste, promoting sustainable habits at school and at home.

Cost

Please discuss the fees with our staff

Location

Run at your school

Key syllabus outcomes

Stage 2

People have responsibility to care for Australia's environments

• Identify strategies that minimise waste and make the most of resources to sustain environments

Stage 3

A fixed amount of usable matter makes up all the material on Earth

• Explain how recyclable, reusable, renewable, biodegradable and compostable materials enhance sustainability
• Recognise that in a fair test, an independent variable is changed, a dependent variable is measured, and controlled variables remain the same
• Investigate ways to collect and process waste to reduce pollution or increase the sustainable use of materials