Sri Lanka is a wonderful country surrounded by the Indian Ocean, with a 1,620-kilometer coastline that supports millions of people through tourism, fishing, and a variety of other industries. At the same time, there is a high level of pressure on coastal resources due to improper waste disposal by urban dwellers and, in particular, local...
World Environment Day
Under the theme Only One Earth, World Environment Day 2022 will be observed highlighting the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature through transformative changes in our policies and choices toward cleaner and greener lifestyles. It is one of the biggest annual events organized by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about the...
Let’s fix the plastic pollution!
Aside from cleaning up our oceans, which is a very significant first step but not a long-term solution, the best way to address plastic pollution is to change our mindsets and habits with this controversial but nonetheless beneficial material: 1. Reduce To efficiently reduce plastic pollution, there is an evident need of minimizing our usage...
Let’s Protect Our Mother Nature from Toxicity of Plastics!
The strongest bond in the world is the bond between a mother and a child . We are interconnected with our mother even before we inhale our first breath . But there’s that person who always taking care of all of us secretly . That’s mother nature . Actually , nature gives life to all...
Amazon Shareholders Reject Environmental Resolutions on Plastic Packaging, Climate Crisis
Amazon shareholders rejected a proposal that would have mandated that the company report on how much plastic it used, the plusses of reducing plastic use and the minuses of continuing its current habits. This was just one of 15 environmental or social-justice proposals that shareholders voted down at the company’s annual meeting Wednesday. The plastics proposal followed...
BPPL secures US$ 15 million of long-term funding from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Loan to boost Sri Lanka’s plastic recycling infrastructure and BPPL’s mono filament/ polyester yarn production Sri Lanka’s plastic recycling capabilities and infrastructure are set to soar with BPPL Holdings PLC, the country’s pioneer in the field, securing long-term funding of US$ 15 million from the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) of the United States of...
Vesak Day Projects
Vesak is one of the most important festivals on the Buddhist calendar. This great day is celebrated in a spectacular manner every year. Many projects were carried out this year by various universities in collaboration with the zero plastic national movement to encourage society to limit the use of plastic for decorations with the theme...
Clean Up Sri Lanka
NO MORE DELAYS..! We invite all the Sri Lankans to gather as one team to build up a beautiful country. Currently we are experiencing a hard time as a country. But, the best we can do now as adults and youth is to be organized together as small teams representing your own villages and cities...
Galleface Cleanup 2022
Even though we have a lot of chaos as Sri Lankans, but we can’t ignore the plastic pollution. Therefore, zero plastic has given a higher focus on this problem in the protest area. There, we can see people are using a lot of plastic materials than other days. zero plastic hut has been built to...
Galleface Cleanup 2022
Inviting everyone who loves the environment and our country to join the large-scale cleanup and awareness creation. At GalleFace On the 30th of April (Saturday) From 3.00 PM onwards. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided.
