Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Food and Nutrition Services Goes Plastic Free for Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Food and Nutrition Services is pleased to announce it will be plastic free for breakfast and lunch on Monday, April 22, 2024. The Food and Nutrition Services Department will be implementing the nonuse of plastics for breakfast and lunch for all National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Child Care Food Program (CCFP) foods on Earth Day. Finger-friendly foods, paper trays and containers will be served to support this plastic free day. Additionally, bamboo forks will be provided to high school students. Together, BCPS is contributing to a greener and more sustainable future by implementing initiatives to help raise awareness and minimize the use of plastic.

For more information, please visit https://www.browardschools.com/food-nutrition.

Breakfast and lunch menus can be viewed by school location online via Meal Viewer.

For updates from the BCPS Food & Nutrition Services Department, follow @BCPSFNS on Twitter,   facebook.com/BrowardSchoolsFAN on Facebook and @BCPSFNS on Instagram.

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Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 254,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 239 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 87 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 170 different countries and speaking 147 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp.