Sri Lanka

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

Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) – Sri Lanka Country Profile

Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic pour into the world’s ocean. This global crisis is exacerbated by poor waste management systems of rapidly urbanizing coastal cities in developing countries. Recent scientific research shows Sri Lanka contributes up to 640,000 metric tons of plastic waste to oceans annually, making it the world’s fifth largest polluter by total mass of mismanaged plastic debris. Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program USAID MWRP Fact Sheet

 KEEPING PLASTICS OUT OF THE OCEAN Every year, eight million metric tons of plastic waste pour into the world’s ocean—the equivalent of a garbage truck dumping a load of plastic into the ocean every minute.1 Ineffective waste management systems and infrastructure in developing countries have led to much of this… Read More

USAID Announces New Partnerships in Sri Lanka to Turn the Tide on Ocean Plastics this World Oceans Day

USAID’s programs support new models for reuse, reduction, and recycling that can lessen urban footprints and yield healthier, plastic-free seas. Credit: USAID Urban/Municipal Waste Recycling Program Island nations face unique challenges in managing waste, with growing populations, rapidly urbanizing coastal areas, and influxes of offshore marine debris that… Read More

Sri Lankans Collaborate to Combat Ocean Plastic Pollution

Renowned for its beautiful beaches and UNESCO sites, Sri Lanka (population 21.4 million) welcomed around 2.33 million tourists in 2018. An estimated half a million Sri Lankans depend on tourism directly, while two million rely on it indirectly. However,… Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program

Providing grants and technical assistance for promising solid waste management and waste recycling efforts in urban and peri-urban areas With rapid global population growth and urbanization, municipal waste generation is expected to rise to 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025 according to the World Bank. Much of this waste… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean

While CCBO is global in scope, the program will build on previous USAID recycling programs such as the Municipal Waste Recycling Program through an initial focus on key countries in Asia and Latin America. Read More