Tag Archive for: Consumerism

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How to identify whether a business is Greenwashing?

Greenwashing originated during the 1960s when hotels encouraged customers to reuse their towels as it is better for the environment. This may seem innocent at first but the choice was made to reduce laundry costs for the hotels. Greenwashing…
restaurants, sustainable, waste, management, plastic waste, ecofriendly

Op-ed: The Problem With Our Restaurants

A mediocre meal with disposable cutlery at a casual Mexican eatery in Karachi made me realise how immensely unsustainable the Pakistani food & beverage industry is, so I decided to dig into the reasons why restaurants operate the way they…

A Matter of Convenience?

Is such convenience really all that important? Can we not come up with better solutions?
fashion, sustainability, environment, pollution, landfill, waste, shopping

The True Cost of Fashion

Did you know that the fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, alongside oil and chemicals? From obtaining raw materials, manufacturing textiles, garment production, shipping and retail, to use and disposal -…
pakistan, karachi, food, foodpanda, delivery, environment, pollution, trash, garbage, waste, landfill, plastics

The Environmental Impact Of Food Deliveries

We all love food, and we all love convenience. The rise of food delivery apps such as Foodpanda, Deliveroo, UberEats, Eat Mubarak and more have made it beyond easy for us to eat whatever we want, whenever we want. With a rise in disposable…