(adapted from Consume This!  Buying That Matters by the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention, 2006)

Do include:

• Sandwiches, salads and other meals in reusable containers
• Whole fruits and vegetables without packaging
• Drinks in reusable containers, like a thermos (or in recyclable ones, like a can, glass or tetra pak)
• Snacks purchased in bulk and brought in reusable containers
• Cloth napkins, reusable spoons and forks
• Take compost material home or use a worm composter

Don't include:

• Individually wrapped snacks
• Plastic baggies that are not reusable
• Disposable forks and spoons
• Straws
• Plastic wrap or foil that cannot be reused