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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so frustrating.

Initially, we all thought this was going to be so good for the planet.  People were driving less, consuming less, and learning to make do with less waste.  Yeah!   
Now, all I see so much waste.  Not only the lunches, but the plexiglass everywhere (does that even work? are there any studies on it?), the disposable everything from straws to utensils to clothes, to masks and pens, to the packaging from things being shipped to homes, take out orders from restaurants, etc.  There is more waste than ever.    [/quote]

Agree with you. So frustrating to see and I really don’t even think it makes a difference in terms of exposure risk.  There was a podcast on NPR on it he likelihood of getting Covid through food or food surfaces- it is actually pretty low.[/quote]

I hear you, but I think the concern is more for the staff having to collect and clean the used eating utensils after eating that is the issue.  No one wants to pick up discarded masks, or by the same token to clean numerous plates and saliva-coated forks and spoons after others have eaten off them.[/quote]

But OP's talking about lunch at school - the staff aren't collecting lunchboxes and utensils and cleaning them.  The students would just bring them back home.  It doesn't even make sense.[/quote]

Young kids always leave items behind - my own kids have lost more water bottles than I can count.  It's one thing for staff to sort discarded jackets and another to handle a forgotten spoon or Tupperware.[/quote]

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