

We Say No To Plastic
Zero Plastic’s mission is to create a behavioural change among Sri Lankan citizens to reduce Plastic waste while building a demand for plastic substitutes produced by local entrepreneurs.
We focus on three main goals
- Build social behavior change (SBC) for 3R
- Get people to use sustainable plastic alternatives
- Expand and empower Zero plastic entrepreneur network.
Currently we are going strong with about 12,000 members and more than 3,500 volunteers. All our volunteers are actively participating in events and almost all of them are from seven government universities.
What We Do
Our Objectives
Activities
- Strengthened the force towards 3R concept – currently more than 2,500 active volunteers
- Partnered with 8 state universities
- Empowered more than 1,000 SME entrepreneurs who produce plastic alternatives
- Introduced more than 500 plastic alternative products to the market
- Conducted a women entrepreneur campaign at Colombo Race Course Ground
- Conducted more than 25 webinars and panel discussions with the presence of subject expertise towards a zero plastic lifestyle
- Many island wide coastal cleanups
- Teamed up to clean up the iconic places of Sri Lanka
- Conducted many inter university ideathons, hackathons and competitions towards the plastic crisis
- Executed door to door awareness sessions about the plastic crisis
- Sustainability partner for national level events/ campaigns
Our Engagements













Our Partners
Projects
Are the waters still glimmering in blue? Not anymore! – Ahangama project with the collaboration of the island tattoo connection artisans
It all started with an occasional plastic bottle passing through waterways ignored by the onlookers. Years passed and, the waters are invaded with plastics threatening…
The project in Ahangama area was a huge step that we have taken on an international level with the collaboration of the island tattoo connection artisians
Zero plastic National Movement is the volunteer community of Sri Lanka in which the volunteer undergraduates have the intention to save the plastic and polythene-engulfed…
An awareness series covering five major schools in Ahangama with the collaboration of the island tattoo connection artisans
“Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero The ZeroPlastic Movement, comprised of 80+ international artists from Nepal, India,…
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Are the waters still glimmering in blue? Not anymore! – Ahangama project with the collaboration of the island tattoo connection artisans
It all started with an occasional plastic bottle passing through waterways ignored by the onlookers. Years passed and, the waters are invaded with plastics threatening…
The project in Ahangama area was a huge step that we have taken on an international level with the collaboration of the island tattoo connection artisians
Zero plastic National Movement is the volunteer community of Sri Lanka in which the volunteer undergraduates have the intention to save the plastic and polythene-engulfed…
An awareness series covering five major schools in Ahangama with the collaboration of the island tattoo connection artisans
“Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero The ZeroPlastic Movement, comprised of 80+ international artists from Nepal, India,…
3500
VOLUNTEERS
15
UNIVERSITIES
1
DISTRICT CLUB
10
HAPPY PARTNERS
Why Volunteer For Us?
Become Volunteers
Zeroplastic volunteers are the perfect place for young minded people with love for nature, with innovative solutions for plastic crisis , who dream of an eco-friendly, plastic-free future and this is best place to show case your ideas , skills.
At this moment zeroplastic have volunteers from government and non government who work for achieve the objectives. You just might be we are looking for and this will be paving new pathways for you.
Click here to Register
At this moment zeroplastic have volunteers from government and non government who work for achieve the objectives. You just might be we are looking for and this will be paving new pathways for you.
Click here to Register
Benefits of volunteering
Benefits you receive,
- Be a Volunteer to heal mother earth
- Valuable volunteer certificate
- internship opportunities for Students
- platform to showcase your talents
- opportunities to become Leader
- Network with all government universities and District Clubs
- Free chance to attend to webinars for self growth
