You may be surprised to learn that you’re wearing plastic clothing. As if that wasn’t bad enough, your clothing could be causing plastic pollution in the oceans and even in your own body! Your clothing contributes to marine pollution, according to a new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth and Eunomia, an environmental research...
All Island beach cleanup program by Peradeniya Zeroplastic
Over several years, “ZeroPlastic” is improving as a strong organization with the contribution of over 2000 volunteers from the universities in Sri Lanka. We make the public aware of reducing plastic usage using effective and creative ways over the island. Moreover, we educate and empower communities in order to decrease the usage of plastic. With...
Traveling without Plastic
We have been locked in physically and mentally for almost two years by the CoronaVirus. People had a very difficult period due to this pandemic situation in the world. We all had to stay at our home because of the destructive nature of this Virus. However, now we can see the world is recovering gradually....
Solutions for the “Plastic Problem”
When you hear the term “Plastic pollution,” what do you feel? Did you feel something guilty about yourself? If your answer is “Yes,” at least you have understood the current pathetic situation in the world. If your answer is “No,” it is so sad to identify you as a “human being.” According to the UN...
Beach clean up program by Kelaniya Zeroplastic (Wellawatte beach, Colombo).
“Zero Plastic” is strengthened with more than 2000 undergraduates from universities in Sri Lanka and we are addressing and socializing the issues related to the use of plastics in a new way. Every month of the year we collect thrown away plastics from public places in Sri Lanka and hand it over for recycling. In...
The Ministry of Environment has initiated a program called A Discipline, Not Law
Every day the school system in our country discarded between 95-100 kilograms of empty carbon pens into the environment. Environmental scientists have confirmed that a carbon pen that is thrown into the environment takes about 450 years to decompose. The Ministry of Environment has initiated a program called A Discipline, Not Law ( නීතියක් නොව...
Forestry Day Webinar with Leonie Vass, Manager – Sustainability and Innovation, Hayleys Fabric PLC
Leonie Vass, Manager – Sustainability and Innovation, Hayleys Fabric PLC , Sri Lanka & #SDG Pioneer 2021 for Responsible Production. This is your chance to see the world with her. So fold your hands with us On 25th March | At 7.00 p.m Register now via https://bit.ly/3tKkGQs
Zero Plastic with Health X!
To commemorate World Health Day, HealthX has organized the ‘HealthX Prevention Run’ to raise funds for suicide prevention awareness in Sri Lanka. Zero Plastic us will join as a sustainable partner to raise awareness of the 3R concept , how to use minimum of plastic at te event and about the ongoing plastic crisis in...
“Sayura Rakina Ralla” – Beach Clean-up
“Sayura Rakina Ralla” – Beach Clean-up Marine Environment Protection Authority which is responsible for prevention, controlling and managing pollution in Sri Lanka’s marine environment, conducts a monthly beach clean-up programme under the project “Sayura Rakina Ralla”. The programme of April of this series will be held on Thursday, 7th of April, 2022 from 8.30 am...
Awareness Session collaboration with Dharanee Women Magazine
An interactive awareness session was organized by ZEROPlastic with the collaboration of Derana Women Magazine. The session’s ultimate objective is to empower the women who are in the industry of producing products using substitute material for plastic. This enabled us to discuss the possible marketplace to be created for such products and to be able...
