After becoming vegan and learning about the harmful effects disposable products have on our environment, young Egyptian architect Amira Osman decided to take action by producing reusable products to help save the environment. ‘Urban Earthlings’ began as a blog about veganism in 2015. “When I went vegan, my health changed rapidly, my personality changed a lot and my eyes were opened to issues I was unaware of. I started asking questions and researching more and when you do that you learn a lot about different issues, because there are several things we are used to in our culture that we take for granted,” the founder of ‘Urban Earthlings’ begins. Initially, Osman’s main concern was about animal farming. The more she learned about animal farming and the environmental issues facing our planet, the more she became invested in becoming an environmentally cautious person. Slowly but surely, she started changing several things in her lifestyle such as buying bamboo toothbrushes and using reusable bags. “I was buying these products from abroad. At some point a few years ago, I was fed up from complaining about certain products not being available in Egypt…
Urban Earthlings: Environmentally Friendly Approach to Everyday Products
May 24, 2019
