Sri Lanka

Communities in Sri Lanka Transitioning Away from Single-Use Plastic Bags

Through program activities, communities recognized that a crucial step towards a cleaner neighborhood environment was finding inexpensive replacements for the plastic and polythene bags often used in local shops. Read More

CCBO Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment Sri Lanka & Maldives

The following presents CCBO’s Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment (ISWMA) for the program’s four “engagement sites” in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) and the Republic of Maldives (Maldives). Sri Lanka engagement sites include the Colombo Metropolitan Area, Galle, and District of Jaffna. Malé is CCBO’s engagement… Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Empowering Local Communities to Reduce Plastic Waste in Marine Environments

The Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation (SLCDF) project received a grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program to build the capacity of four local authorities and other stakeholders, to raise the awareness of residents on sustainable SWM practices. Read More

Lanka Upcycles: Making Waves of Change in Waste Less Arugam Bay

Lanka Upcycles is a social enterprise located in the surfer’s paradise of Arugam Bay on the east coast of Sri Lanka. They are making waves with novel approaches to addressing the ocean plastic pollution through its Waste Less Arugam Bay (WLAB) project funded by USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP). Read More

Yamuna’s Story – How One Woman is Improving Recycling in Sri Lanka

Two years ago, Yamuna Hemanthi – a housewife with interests in giving back to her community – attended a “training of trainers” event hosted by the Municipal Waste Recycling Program grantee Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation-Galle (SLCDF). The goal of the event was to equip local leaders with the… Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Building Consensus on Sri Lanka’s Extended Producer Responsibility Approach

Over the past several years, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), the private sector, and environmental groups, among others, have recognized the importance of managing post-consumer plastics to reduce pollution and improve public health, city aesthetics, and disaster mitigation. Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: A Stronger Legal Framework for Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

The lack of proper disposal and collection of solid waste has become a critical issue in Sri Lanka. Read More

USAID MWRP Video Update: Sri Lanka Center for Development Facilitation

USAID grantee Sri Lanka Center for Development Facilitation (SLCDF) works to address plastic waste dumping in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The city dumps one of the country’s highest volumes of plastic waste per capita into the marine environment, largely due to the lack of an established solid waste management system. SLCDF’s… Read More

USAID MWRP Video Update: Lanka Upcycles, Sri Lanka

This update, provided by Hendrik Konzok, Co-Founder of Lanka Upcycles, covers key successes of the Waste Less Arugam Bay program in the last six months. Read More

USAID Grantee Supports Plastic Recycling Successes in Negombo, Sri Lanka

For many years, Anton Joseph – a recycler based in Negombo, Sri Lanka – had just one plastic crusher machine which he used to process and sell about 12 metric tons (MT) of crushed plastics per month. Due to cumbersome bureaucratic regulations, Anton was struggling to obtain the necessary legal… Read More