Schedule a Plastic Free Lunch Day between November 17th - November 21st, 2025 at a local school, or set one up at your workplace this summer. For a school event, convene a group of interested parents over the summer to sign up and start planning.

The first Plastic Free Lunch Day (PFLD) was spearheaded by fifty-six PS 15 fifth-graders in Red Hook Brooklyn, as portrayed in Cafeteria Culture’s award-winning movie, Microplastic Madness.  Students conducted a before and after waste audit and on PFLD counted 558 fewer lunchtime single-use plastic items! On May 16, 2022, Cafeteria Culture, in partnership with NYC Department of Education and students, led the first NYC-wide PFLD. PFLD has grown into a biannual national movement, with over 3,000 schools across the country participating and inspiring students to take action for a more sustainable future.