Muslims generate huge quantities of food waste which increases substantially during the month of Ramadan, during this holy month, in the enormous amount of disposable plastic waste – plastic spoons, plates, cups etc.
The main purpose of this event is to highlight the problems of plastic usage to a large number of people. At the same time showing people viable alternatives and how they can make a positive difference be reducing the plastics they use in their lives.
We encourage as many people as possible to join us for Iftar and enjoy opening our fast together in an environmentally friendly manner and in a way that pleases Allah (swt)
If you would like to organise your own #PlasticFreeIftar, EcoIslam has a wonderful and very simple guide to how you can organise your own event in your community www.ifees.org.uk/plasticfreeiftar
World Environment Day
World Environment Day is the UN’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries.
Above all, World Environment Day is the “people’s day” for doing something to take care of the Earth. That “something” can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action or involve a crowd. Everyone is free to choose.