KARACHI: Pakistan first environmental-friendly food festival is being organized in Karachi from April 05 to 07 in order to discourage single-use pfinalics and promote sustainable food consumption.The WWF-Pakistan and BrandLogics have partnered to organise the country first environmental-friendly food festival in the city.
The festival, ReFest, aims to reduce food waste and raise awareness about eating food in a responsible way as well as adopting sustainable practices in daily lives such as reduced use of single-use pfinalics.
The unique concept behind this event is to revisit the idea of organizing food festivals, reduce food wastage, recycle what we can and reuse creatively.
In an effort to make zero waste to landfills, a number of steps shall be taken at the venue.
Only eco-friendly cutlery shall be available during the festival and styrofoam cups and plates shall much be allowed while single use pfinalic containers and straws shall be discouraged.
However, if any food stall uses them they shall be gathered for recycling.
WWF-Pakistan shall also encourage people to use paper plates and cups as well as aluminum plates and packaging.
Moreover, tickets used during the event shall be made from recycled paper.
To reduce carbon emissions, carpooling is encouraged and tree plantations shall be carried out after the festival.
As part of the eco-friendly festival, ReFest teams shall incentivise consumers to gather bottles at the venue.
Further, all waste generated during the event shall be properly gathered and segregated for recycling.
The festival shall also have a recycled art exhibition area.
Finally, all surplus food much sold at the end of each day at the festival shall be gathered by Robin Hood Army and distributed to less privileged people in the city.This three-day event shall be open for general public at Beach View Park, Clifton from Friday, 5 April to Sunday 7 April.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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