What is the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge?
What is the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge?
What is the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge?
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Attachment 15: Sample Weights of Common <strong>Lunch</strong> Items<br />
If your bathroom scale <strong>is</strong> not sensitive enough, try weighing yourself with <strong>the</strong> container filled with <strong>the</strong> waste you<br />
are attempting to measure. Next, weigh <strong>the</strong> container and yourself. Subtract your first number from <strong>the</strong><br />
second— th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> weight of <strong>the</strong> material. (See page 43 for a sample calculation). If you have very little waste,<br />
a regular scale may not be sensitive enough to calculate <strong>the</strong> waste produced. Th<strong>is</strong> guide provides typical<br />
weights for items found in a lunch.<br />
Organics<br />
Material<br />
Weight (grams)<br />
Apple<br />
Banana Peel<br />
Orange Peel<br />
Pizza Crust<br />
Sandwich Crusts<br />
38 grams<br />
58 grams<br />
63 grams<br />
34 grams<br />
47 grams<br />
46<br />
Plastic Products<br />
Material<br />
Weight (grams)<br />
DunkAroo HDPE Plastic Container<br />
HDPE (#2) YOP beverage bottle (200mL )<br />
Instant Noddle Paper based Cup (70 grams)<br />
<strong>Lunch</strong>ables Plastic #7 Package<br />
<strong>Lunch</strong>ables Soft Plastic Wrap<br />
PET beverage bottle (1L)<br />
Plastic Food Wrap<br />
Plastic Zip top sandwich bag<br />
4 grams<br />
24 grams<br />
17 grams<br />
14 grams<br />
2 grams<br />
49 grams<br />
1 gram<br />
8 grams
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