Sri Lanka

MWRP Sri Lanka: A Sustainable, Community-Based Solid Waste Management System

Municipalities in Sri Lanka are tasked with managing solid waste via collection and haulage to landfills. Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Strengthening Plastic Waste Management in Fast-Growing Urban Areas

Recent scientific research shows that Sri Lanka contributes as much as 640,000 metric tons of plastic waste to our oceans annually, making it the world’s fifth largest polluter1 by total mass of mismanaged plastic debris. The challenge is particularly acute in urban and peri-urban areas like Dehiwala, a poor but fast-growing area with a quarter of a million people located next to the capital city of Colombo. Read More

Annual Program Statement: Municipal Waste Recycling Program

All rounds of grant funding have been completed. No additional funding opportunities will be issued under this program. Read More

Note to Stakeholders and Prospective Applicants for USAID-funded Grants under the Municipal Waste Recycling Program

The DRAFT Annual Program Statement (APS) for the Municipal Waste Recycling Program that is listed on this website has replaced the 2017 version that was valid until September 30, 2017. Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program Annual Program Statement

[/one_third] The purpose of this Annual Program Statement (APS) is to solicit grant applications for funding available through the Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) from organizations in the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Read More