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Plastic

Sri Lankan youth team emerges victorious in Youth Hackathon to tackle plastic pollution

2025-04-10
On: April 10, 2025

A team of science undergraduates in Sri Lanka became the overall winners of a South Asian youth hackathon to comeContinue Reading

Rs. 15 Million daily tax revenue proposal to save the Environment

2025-01-09
On: January 9, 2025

The Center for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has urged the government to implement the tax on single-use plastics as stated inContinue Reading

How to check quality of plastics? PHI explains

2024-12-12
On: December 12, 2024

The Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) has launched inspections to detect plastic and polythene unfit for use being sold inContinue Reading

No polythene & plastic for campaigns : EC requests Presidential candidates

2024-08-15
On: August 15, 2024

The National Election Commission has requested candidates contesting the 2024 Presidential Election to refrain from using plastic and polythene duringContinue Reading

Recommendations to ban Lunch sheet

2023-12-08
On: December 8, 2023

The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development has recommended banning the use of lunch sheetsContinue Reading

Ban to be imposed on single-use plastic products in October

2023-08-23
On: August 23, 2023

A ban will be imposed on the manufacture and sale of certain single-use plastic products in Sri Lanka in October,Continue Reading

From Pollution to Solution- Exploring Sri Lanka’s Waste Issue

2023-06-05
On: June 5, 2023

An estimated 1.59 million tonnes of plastic waste is mismanaged in Sri Lanka, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inContinue Reading

Regulations to ban five single-use plastic products this year

2023-03-23
On: March 23, 2023

The Ministry of Environment is considering prohibiting certain single-use plastic products this year as part of its roadmap for plasticContinue Reading

Cabinet approval to ban several items of plastic

2023-02-14
On: February 14, 2023

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal, presented by the Minister of Environment, to ban several plasticContinue Reading

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