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  • Add Ziploc®, Subtract Food Waste

    Almost 2.3 million tonnes of edible food is wasted each year. *
    This Back-to-School season, we’re staging a delicious intervention on sad sandwiches and forgotten fruit. Check out all the ways we’re helping parents save money and reduce food waste, one lunch at a time.
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  • School lunk +Ziploc@ | Less food wate | For the love of food

Food for Thought

Did you know?

of Canadian parents say school lunches return home not fully eaten.1

90%

of parents say they typically throw out the leftovers, most of which are fruit and veggies.2

54%

of parents want to minimize food waste due to its cost.3

88%

Lunch Prep Tips

  • Pick peeled and sliced fruits & veggies, so your child isn’t rushed trying to eat them during short lunch and snack periods.
  • Single-serve packaging can be tricky for little hands. Portion out snacks in Ziploc® bags with kid-friendly, easy open tabs.
Prep ahead

Freshness Tips

  • Add a damp paper towel to Ziploc® bags to help keep fruits and veggies crisp.4
  • Avoid soggy sandwiches by packing the bread in a separate Ziploc® bag from the other components.
Help keep food fresh

Leftovers Tips

  • Turn last night’s leftovers into easy, delicious lunches with Ziploc® bags.
  • Encourage your kids to bring home their shelf-stable leftovers and pack Ziploc® bags in their backpacks so they can bring home uneaten cafeteria food too.
Love your leftovers

Tips to Get the Kids Involved

  • Ask for input! Use 1 day/week to plan the menu and prep snacks with your kids. A study found that when kids help make the food, they eat up to 76% more.5
  • Talking to your kids about food waste can make a difference! Elementary schools where students learned about food waste saw a 14.5% average reduction of plate waste.6
Empower your kiddos

Save food and money this school year with Ziploc®

  • Save up to $210/year by wasting less produce.7
  • Ziploc® Storage Bags keep strawberries fresh up to 2x longer compared to store packaging when refrigerated.8
  • Help keep food fresh on-the-go with Ziploc® Sandwich and Snack bags.
Fresh Produce +Ziploc® | Up to $210 saved a year by wasting less produce* | For the love of food

Sources:

* https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/waste-management/waste-reduction/food-waste/
1 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/ACCESSWIRE/28293593/back-to-school-back-to-saving-90-of-parents-in-canada-say-school-lunches-return-home-not-fully-eaten-each-week/
2 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/ACCESSWIRE/28293593/back-to-school-back-to-saving-90-of-parents-in-canada-say-school-lunches-return-home-not-fully-eaten-each-week/
3 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/ACCESSWIRE/28293593/back-to-school-back-to-saving-90-of-parents-in-canada-say-school-lunches-return-home-not-fully-eaten-each-week/
4 https://www.tastingtable.com/1426645/damp-paper-towel-cut-vegetables-crisp/
5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24709485/
6 https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/publications/1271/files/original/FoodWasteWarriorR_CS_121819.pdf?1576689275
7 Based on 52 weeks buying a 2lb strawberry clamshell bi-weekly & storing in a Ziploc® Storage Large bag, vs. buying a 2lb strawberry clamshell weekly and discarding half; Prices: strawberries from statcan.ca and Ziploc(R) bag from Nielsen; average price of 52 weeks from Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2025.
8 Compared to Store packaging when refrigerated.