Meet Landon Hoberman, 17, from New Jersey, whose campaign to stop unwanted plastic cutlery is credited with preventing 8.1 million single-use utensils and saving restaurants more than $200,000
- Landon HobermanPhoto credit: https://barronprize.org/Landon Hoberman is just 17, from New Jersey, but he’s demonstrating how one small change in the way we eat at restaurants can make a big difference for the environment.
- He has been lauded for his campaign to get restaurants to stop automatically including plastic cutlery with takeaway and delivery orders, which has stopped 8.1 million pieces of single-use cutlery from going to landfill.
- The effort has also saved participating restaurants more than $200,000, proving that cutting waste can be good for the planet and local businesses.
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- Landon HobermanPhoto credit: https://barronprize.org/Landon Hoberman is just 17, from New Jersey, but he’s demonstrating how one small change in the way we eat at restaurants can make a big difference for the environment.
- He has been lauded for his campaign to get restaurants to stop automatically including plastic cutlery with takeaway and delivery orders, which has stopped 8.1 million pieces of single-use cutlery from going to landfill.
- The effort has also saved participating restaurants more than $200,000, proving that cutting waste can be good for the planet and local businesses.
Sources: Times of India