Chemical Governance & Waste management Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Ejustice
Towards a Mercury free dentistry in Sri Lanka
Center for Environmental Justice took a very positive initiation towards the mercury free dental amalgam in Sri Lanka. The roundtable discussion for this was held at SLIDA toheld on 30/1/2019 day with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Health, ministry of Mahawali Development and Environment, college of dentistry and stomatology of Sri Lanka,
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
(21st – 27th October 2018) Press conference to announce the week On 16th October CEJ held a press conference to announce the activities of the week of action. CEJ reminded media on the harmful effects of Lead and sources of lead poisoning in Sri Lanka in addition to the activity plan for the week of
Ongoing and most recent court cases of CEJ
CEJ HAS FILED OVER 100 ENVIRONMENTAL COURT CASES SINCE 2004 UNDER ITS FREE LEGAL AID PROGRAMME. GARBAGE DUPMING -SC FR 152/2017 – CEJ Vs President Maithreepala Sirisena (Minister of Environment & Mahaweli) and others – on violation of fundamental rights by haphazard garbage dumping WILPATTU MATTER – 291/15 -CEJ filed an application in May 2015,
CEJ-MERCURY Research paper Dec 2012
MERCURY’AND’LEAD’CONTAMINATION’IN’SELECTED’WHITENING/FAIRNESS’ CREAM’SAMPLES’FOUND’IN’SRI’LANKA©1′ by’ Centre&for&Environmental&Justice/Friends&of&the&Earth&Sri&Lanka2″ Authors:”Chalani”Rubesinghe3,”Hemantha”Withanage4″ JANUARY’2013′ (Download PDF)
Glass bottles must be made a renewable item
Withanage proposed that glass bottles could be made renewable as the best alternative for the use of plastic bottles. He recommended the use of oil papers, wax paper bags and items made of sugarcane as the substitutes for polythene and plastic products. Read More
Meeting people in Karathive village
Meeting people in Karathive village yesterday . Near the proposed garbage dumping site in Arruwakkalu. This is the closest village to Arruwakkaru.