To help make children conscious of packaging and ways that it can be reduced. Construct a visual aid in the form of a bulletin board or display using packages and pictures of packaging brought from home by teachers and children.
Actual packages work best, but carefully chosen pictures are also valuable.
Point out the ways in which packaging can prevent waste by reducing spoilage and providing individual servings. Tell children that another name for a product that uses ecological packaging and does not harm the environment is a green product. You might ask children to take a trip to the supermarket or drugstore and look for the most ecological and the most wasteful packaging. Remind children that cutting down on product packaging and reusing packaging materials are important aspects of source reduction. Tell children that they can encourage their households to buy products with less packaging and to bring containers from home when they shop.