Pakistan’s first environment-friendly food festival to be held in Karachi on April 5-7

KARACHI: Pakistan first environmental-friendly food festival is being organized in Karachi from April 05 to 07 in order to discourage single-use plastics and promote sustainable food consumption.The WWF-Pakistan and BrandLogics have partnered to organise the country’s 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 plastics. 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 will be taken at the venue. Only eco-friendly cutlery will be available during the festival and styrofoam cups and plates will not be allowed while single use plastic containers and straws will be discouraged. However, if any food stall uses them they will be collected for recycling. WWF-Pakistan will also encourage people to use paper plates and cups as well as aluminum plates and packaging. Moreover, tickets used during the event will be made from recycled paper. To reduce carbon emissions, carpooling is encouraged and tree plantations will be carried out after the festival. As part of the eco-friendly festival, ReFest teams will incentivise consumers to collect bottles at the venue. Further, all waste generated during the event will be properly collected and segregated for recycling. The festival will also have a recycled art exhibition area. Finally, all surplus food not sold at the end of each day at the festival will be collected by Robin Hood Army and distributed to less privileged people in the city.This three-day event will be open for general public at Beach View Park, Clifton from Friday, 5 April to Sunday 7 April.

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