- 13 schools participated in at least one data collection survey.
- 8 schools participated in all 4-weeks of the challenge.
- Data on unopened and uneaten whole food items was collected for over 5,000 student lunches.
- All 8 schools reduced unopened milk carton waste during the 4-weeks of the challenge.
- Overall, schools reduced the number of unopened milk cartons per student lunch from 1 unopened milk carton per 4 lunches (1:4 ratio) to 1 unopened milk carton per 6 lunches (1:6 ratio).
- Participating schools reduced uneaten whole fruit waste per student lunch from 1 uneaten whole fruit per 4 lunches (1:4 ratio) whole fruits wasted to 1 uneaten whole fruit in 9 whole fruits wasted (1:9 ratio).
- The 8 schools that participated in the full challenge avoided an estimated 380 unopened milk cartons and an estimated 550 whole uneaten fruits during the final week of the challenge.
