On the night of 17-Sep-14 we visited a reputed international Pizza Restaurant (Pizza Hut) for dinner. As the servings were generous we requested the leftover to be packed (to avoid food wastage). Packing the leftover food while eating out is a normal practice for us. Normally it is a cardboard box & a carry bag. But this time we got a pleasant surprise.

The leftover pizza was packed in a special card board box (no carry bag) that prominently stated that Top of the green Box Easily converts to 4 Single-Slice Serving Plates. It was true & practical as well. As you open the lid, the top portion was perforated in to 4 squares that can be easily removed.

It implies that while anybody opts for take away, the can easily eat in the car or at home without further taking any more disposable plastic plate, or other stuff that is harmful to the environment. These green plates & reminder of the box can be easily disposed in paper disposal bins meant for recycling.

As a responsible Tunza Eco-Generation regional Ambassador I noticed further the Take away Box. On the top Left corner it was prominently marked The New & Amazing Green Box. And on the Right corner Bottom the marking stated 4 Serving Plates. As you open the lid of the Green Box the side strip was printed with the instruction that Top of the green Box Easily converts to 4 Single-Slice Serving Plates.

They had designed the take away box in an innovative manner so that kids will feel excited to use the serving plates & the whole practice is environmental friendly. There was no plastic bag as well.

I approached the Restaurant Manager named Jenene – a guest expert at Pizza hut & introduced myself as Tunza Eco-Generation regional Ambassador to the Middle East. Further I congratulated them on this new green initiative. I expressed my happiness & willingness to use this box as 4 serving plates & pledged my support for their initiative. I also said that I?ll spread this message around so that many others can take advantage with this new initiative. She was very happy & stated that I was the first one to approach & appreciate this new creativity at that particular store.

I wish to highlight a fact that many good initiatives lose their edge by non-cooperation from the members of public. Everybody says that initiative is good but nobody implements the same. Therefore, we must co-operate with new green initiatives & change our habits in line with the conservation & preservation of nature & our fragile environment. Step by step if we move & adopt green practices in our daily lifestyle the world will be a greener place to live & we will hand over a sustainable environment to our next Gen.

Thanks for reading & kindly look for similar practices in your respective countries.