About 40 per cent of the plastic produced in the world is dedicated to packaging. And global plastic production has only shot up over the years - 44 per cent of all plastic ever manufactured has been made in the last two decades. To say that plastic use and the pollution caused by it is a threat to humanity, now seems like an understatement. And it is about time to eradicate our notions of how convenient and durable it is as a material, as an excuse to consider sustainability. If you don’t know how and where to start, a zero-waste shopping tour led by a Thane-based youth group Muse Foundation will show you how.

A variety of packaging-free pasta