The story needed to be told in 2007 because the desire to do something about senseless waste at a high school thirty years ago, spills over into the predicament in today's world in which we find waste increasing in all parts of our lives. This book tells about a principal, a teacher, a mum and a sense of adventure that carried out the TAKE A LUNCH TO PIG project with the help of students. The anecdotes connected to the characters are humourous and sometimes touching. "We were mentally playing out a few scenarios - a science project, an object lesson, a total recycling project and a Greek tragedy - to make the finale the least traumatic.