A Successful Cleanup Drive at Beddegana Wetland Park Organized by the ZeroPlastic Community – Open University of Sri Lanka In collaboration with the National Movement | Held on World Environment Day 2025 The ZeroPlastic Community of the Open University of Sri Lanka successfully organized a cleanup drive at Beddegana Wetland Park on World Environment Day, […]
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One Pen, One Dream: Turning Discarded Pens into a Symbol of Sustainability On World Environment Day, 5th June 2025, the ZeroPlastic Vavuniya Community proudly launched and completed the One Pen, One Dream project, a locally driven initiative under the broader ZeroPlastic National Movement. This thoughtful and timely project tackled a surprisingly overlooked environmental issue: the
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Art Competition “Dream Brush” at Aaysha College Inspires Environmental Awareness On June 5th, Aaysha College, Vavuniya, marked World Environment Day with a vibrant and thought-provoking Art Competition themed “Dream Brush.” The initiative aimed to inspire students to reflect on environmental issues through art, encouraging them to imagine and express a greener, more sustainable future. The
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Mic for Mother Nature: Giving a Voice to the Environment “Mic for Mother Nature” was a street awareness project held in the heart of Kandy City, aiming to spark conversations about protecting our environment. Instead of speeches or scripts, we gave everyday people—from students to street workers—a microphone to freely share their thoughts and feelings
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Every year, over 100 million pens are discarded in Sri Lanka alone. These pens, made primarily of plastic, contribute significantly to the growing plastic pollution crisis. What’s alarming is that nearly all of them are refillable—yet we continue to throw them away. This Environment Day, the ZeroPlastic Movement, in collaboration with Star Garments, is proud
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ZeroPlastic Club Launched at Sumangala College, Kandy — Empowering the Next Generation of Environmental LeadersWe are proud to announce the official launch of ZeroPlastic – Sumangala College, Kandy — a major step forward in our mission to create a plastic-free Sri Lanka. This milestone marks the beginning of a new era where school students become
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A Street drama was organized by ZeroPlastic NDT club and performed by university(Institute of Technology – University of Moratuwa) drama team to aware people about the bad results of throwing single use plastic to the environment at Galkissa market, Rathmalana Market and Attidiya Market on 18 th of May 2025 with the support of Dehiwala
Empowering Change: A Successful Awareness Program in Collaboration with John Keells Group The ZeroPlastic Community of The Open University of Sri Lanka proudly hosted a successful social entrepreneurship and environmental awareness program in partnership with John Keells Group under the initiative Plasticcycle. Held on 23rd May 2025 at the Kandy Regional Centre premises, this event
EcoFrames 2025, the highly anticipated short film competition organized by ZeroPlastic University of Peradeniya, concluded on a successful note, celebrating creativity, environmental awareness, and student engagement. This year’s competition centered on inspiring university students to produce short films that reflect pressing environmental issues, such as plastic pollution, sustainability, and conservation. By combining the art of
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Sustain Session 3.2: Wings to Protect – Plastics and their Effect on Bees and Insects On May 31st, 2025, Rajarata – Zeroplastic successfully conducted second session under its Sustain Series 3.0. The session, titled “Wings to Protect: Plastics and their Effect on Bees and Insects,” focused on the hidden dangers of plastic pollution to insect life, especially bees,
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