We need a volunteer from each Pradeshiya Sabha. Please call 011-497-9795 or email info@3rasia.org if you can. As the 3R volunteer you'll focus on positives and report anything that the Sabha does to promote 3R. You may also inform and educate them and the general public to the extent possible. We'll give you all the support you need.
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.
Check before buying polythyne wrappers and bags
Written by chammi
Friday, 24 July 2009
Accodring to new regulations a lable containig following information shall be displayed on each packet or bundle of polythyne food wrappers and garbage bags with effect from 15th August 2009.Gazette number 1588/18, 2009/ 2/ 11
Lable shall contain
Name and address of the manufacturer
Date of manufacture
Generic name of the product
Avarage thickness of the product in microns
Environment Protectin LIcense (EPL) of the manufacturer
Business / Company Registration number of the manufacturer
Dimentions of the polythyne food wrapper or polythene bag in millimeters (MM)
Source: Sunday Observer, 19 th July 2009
Last Updated ( Friday, 24 July 2009 )
Kaduwela in to collective home composting
Written by chammi
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Have you ever got angry with residents
of your street for their irresponsible waste disposal practices? Well, annoyed
good people complaining about their neighbors were among the frequent visitors
of Kaduwela pradeshiya sabha some time ago. According to the Community Development Officer Mr.
Lalith Nanayakkara, the pradeshiya sabha has now been able to responce such complaints in a successful method than ever before.
Bio degradable bottles - New Aquamantra bottles break down in 10 months
Written by sajeevani desilva
Friday, 17 July 2009
Aquamantra Premium Bottled Water has
begun selling its product in what it´s calling the world´s first 100%
biodegradable, recyclable and compostable plastic bottle.
The Whole Foods Market in Tustin,
Calif., began selling the product this month. The bottles are polyethylene
terephthalate, and not made from polylactic acid, said Alexandra Teklak,
founder and president of Dana Point, Calif.-based company. The bottles are made
by Phoenix-based Enso Bottles LLC and will break down within 10 months in
landfills through anaerobic or aerobic decomposition. They also will biodegrade
in a compostable environment in 250 days.
The bottles have an organic additive
developed by Enso that attracts microbial colonization. They perform like
traditional PET bottles and can be recycled with PET containers, according to
Aquamantra.
Balangoda forms a 3R society to help waste management
Written by chammi
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Balangoda urban council has been in the lead in site composting. While the successful composting project is going on they have started making the community aware of source seperation.The first batch to recieve awareness was the hoteliers in the town. Programme which has been organized for the local governmanct week has been attended by about 62 businessmen. They have founded a society by the name of 'sound matereal cercle socity' to work on solid waste management in the town. For more details visit Balangoda blog site
Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 July 2009 )
Thalawakele starts separating waste at source
Written by chammi
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
At household awareness campaign
Seperated waste is a resource. Having understood that seperation of waste is necessary to find solutions to the garbage problem and also to keep the beautiful environment inherited, cleaner Thalawakele Lindula urban council is now in to source seperation. Solid waste manager of Talawakele UC PHI, Madawala with the support of councilors and officials started a pilot programme for waste seperation in the town. They coducted door to door awareness programme in a selected area. Some councilors of the UC, PHI and midwives also participated in awareness campaign so as to gain the fullest support of the households in the new innitiate. They also conducted a survey on willinness of rate payers to give their waste separate.
Temple as a teaching point of how to initiate a zero waste place
Written by sajeevani desilva
Thursday, 09 July 2009
We
have a 3R program carrying out associated with religious places such as temples.
First program was held at B.J.F Sunday school at Rajagiriya. Second program was
carried out on 6th of July 2009 poya day at Vipassana meditation
centre at Wijerama mawatha, Colombo 07.
LIRNEasia takes a second set of solid waste experts to IDP camps
Written by Editor
Wednesday, 08 July 2009
Some Government employee IDPs in Zone 2 Menic Farm IDP camp with Chettikulam PS Technical Officer (LtoR: Solid waste supervisor from mulativu (now IDP), Mr. Rangantha, TO, ChettikulamPS; Solid waste supervisor from Palali PS (now IDP); Grama Niladari ,Mr. Kulasinham (now IDP))
IDP camps with 250,000 plus persons are
located in the Chettikulam Pradesheeya Sabha jurisdiction. Zone 2 in Menic Farm
is one of largest IDP camps. This camp is divided into 50+ blocks. Within
the camps there are many IDPs who are government servants drawing salaries.
These IDPS and personnel from Chettikulam PS are engaged by camp
authorities to handle administration in the camps.
