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Plastic Brand Audit 2019- Sri Lanka
Download the full Report Single use plastics has become a serious crisis for the earth system. This needs urgent attention. We cannot be satisfied with the global and local actions currently being taken to resolve the issue. During the audit we found these plastics in the public beaches, school backyards and other public places. They
Destroying the Indestructible: Ban Single Use Plastic, National Conference
CEJ took forward step towards their continuous effort to save the country from plastic pollution during the national conference on New waste management policy and Ban Single use plastics held on 6 th February 2020 at the Center for Banking Studies. This is a continuation of the round table discussion on Single use plastics held
Breaking the Plastics Cycle in Asia
Hemantha Withanage Asia is drowning in plastic, with national production and imports from China and the global north resulting in devasting environmental and human health impacts. Most South and East Asian Countries, including Sri Lanka, don’t have proper waste management strategies, regulations nor facilities. They therefore resort to open dumping and burning which is harmful
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo named top plastic polluters for the second year in a row
For Immediate Release, October 23, 2019 Manila, Philippines – Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the top 3 most identified companies in global brand audits for the second year in a row, according to a new report “BRANDED Volume II: Identifying the World’s Top Corporate Plastic Polluters.” Four hundred and eighty-four cleanups in over 50 countries
Waste Plastics and Micro-plastics: Their Effects on the Wetland Environment
Centre for Environmental Justice with the support of UNDP/ GEF/SGP organized a round table discussion in order to create a platform for stakeholders to share the ideas and understand the current threat on Wetlands due to plastics. Discussion was held on 19th March 2019 at Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research And Training Institute with the participation