An environmental protection
group is calling on schools in Hong Kong to reduce waste after a recent survey
of 66 schools found that an average 51 boxes of food went untouched at last
year's Christmas party.
The group said about 56,000 boxes of food went to waste at the schools for
just one meal. The survey also found that the most unpopular foods last
Christmas were fried noodles, fried rice and sandwiches. These items accounted
for 60 per cent of the leftovers.
And only 27 per cent of the schools surveyed collected plastic food
containers afterwards for recycling.
The group called on all schools to encourage students to use their own
utensils, reuse party decorations, and avoid using fake snow or spray-can
streamers.
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