Composting kitchen, table and garden waste at home will make life better for all of us. Call 011-497-9795 to learn more.
3R initiative at LIRNEasia seeks to make our environment more livable by advocating the application of the 3 fold environmental concept --reduce reuse recycle-- in all aspects of life by all sectors of society, and closing the gaps in 3R related information.
Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha is improving their collection of domestic degradable waste
Written by madushanka
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
With the assistance and sponsorship of 3R initiative at LIRNEasia, 300 green buckets were distributed freely among 300 households in Gala Uda road – Kaduwela.
The function was held at the Pradeshiya Sabha premises on 20th November, 2009 with the participation of Mr. Greshan Alwis, vice president of Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha, Mr. Lalith Nanayakkara, Community Development Officer, Mr. Jayathilaka, Secretary to the president, Ms. Deshika Kariyakarawana, representing the LIRNEasia and some office members.
With each bucket, a 100g sample of ‘Bokashi’ and a 3R bag was provided. The importance of proper waste exclude, method of using Bokashi and its benefits were explained to the gathering of about 200. It was proposed to collect domestic degradable waste twice a week after the green bucket distribution.Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha hopes to expand this practice to all house holds in the area in order to develop the composting process recently functioning at Wele junction - Kaduwela. Deshika Kariyakarawana.
Written by Deshika Kariyakarawana
Balangoda UC supports 3R societies
Written by chammi
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Balangoda urban council solid waste managfemnt section took a step forward in recyclable collection by promoting founding of 3R societies in the area. Continuing the mission now the UC is offering more awareness and training to the memebers. For more details View
Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 September 2009 )
Southern province in to documenting good practices
Written by chammi
Friday, 11 September 2009
Some of the particiapnts at the workshop on good practices
Local
authorities deal in a variety of sectors at grass root level and
innovate a vast
number of good practices. But the personnel practicing these do not
recognize
the value of their innovations and value of sharing it. this situation
deprives the opportunity
to use this knowledge in some other place.
Therefore identifying and recording good practices is very helpful in
the
process of making the government service more efficient, productive,
environmental friendly and etc.
Southern
province has long been in the lead in innovating good practices. Having understood
the importance of sharing good practices is now in to document them.
Maintaining a blog site is a more economical and efficient way
of sharing information among the local authorities. Some selected local authorities in the Kandy
district received training in maintaining a blog site . The second session of
creating blog site was conducted on 27th August. Participants from Dambulla, Hanguranketha,
Kundasale and Pathadumbara pradeshiya sabhas and Nawalapitiya urban council joined
the second training session on blog site creation and maintenance for local authorities.
Blog site created by the local authorities will soon be linked to this site.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 September 2009 )
Kaduwela starts source separation
Written by chammi
Friday, 28 August 2009
Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha
is now in to source separation of waste produced in the Kaduwela town. Inaugurating the programme poly sack bags were distributed among the traders on 27th
August 2009.Traders in the town limits are to collect non biodegradable
waste they produced in their business places which will be collected once a
week in a special truck. While the biodegradable waste produced will be
collected every day and will be directed to composting. The legislative back ground has already been set up for the project thus those who are not abiding by the new waste disposal procedures will be fined.
The gathering started practicing source seperation then and there by seperating the food they recieved at the meeting from wrappers.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 September 2009 )
Solid waste management trainers
Written by chammi
Sunday, 09 August 2009
Watching their own presentations for feed back
Competency standards for solid waste workers are underway. The
solid waste operational assistants are to get training according to the standards. Who will give them training or assess
them? Well, trainers are now ready for their role.
Fifteen
solid waste managers received one day training as trainers on 23rd Julyat the University of
vocational training Rathmalana. Solid waste managers representing Balangoda U.C, Dompe P.S , Gampaha M. C" Hikkadduwa U.C, Kegalle
U.C, Kuliyapitiya P. S, Kundasale P.S, Paatha
Dumbara P.S, Kaduwela P.S , Thalawakele U.C, Kuruwita P.S and Weligama
U.C participated in the workshop. Nine participants got the opportunity of presenting
a given topic and receivied feedback for their performance after viewing
the video record. In addition to the valuable opportunity they got to share their experience the participants also received advice on improving presentation
skills.
Last Updated ( Monday, 31 August 2009 )
Best five LGAs for solid waste in Sabaragamuwa
Written by asanka sanath kumara
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Composte site Kegalle
There
are 28 LGAs in Sabaragamuwa province under the two districts Kegalle and
Rathnapura. Out of these LGAs only five LGAs have been managing solid waste which
is generated in the area coming under their responsibility properly. They are Balangoda
urban council, Rathnapura municipal council, Kuruwita pradeshiya saba in
Rathnapura district and Kegalla urban council and Mawanella pradeshiya shaba in
Kegalla district. Mawanella pradeshiya shaba has a unique system for composting
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).It is Called the Inclined Step Grate (ISG)
composting unit. Other four places have been following open windrow system for
conversion of bio degradable waste into Compost. Kuruvita pradeshiya shaba’s
composting plant is the most especial because
it is located inside the Kuruwita prison prisoners carry out the composting
work.
