To: The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom

Ending waste of unopened food at public schools

Stop waste of unused food being thrown away in schools l

Why is this important?

I was upset to see unused sealed food being thrown away after lunch by children at Merced Elememtary at West Covina, Ca. I was told by the Principal they are not allowed to return items that were not used back to the kitchen due to health regulations. Items were not perishable and could be given to homeless organizations. Besides the waste we are teaching our children that wasting food is acceptable.