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.
Local Government Authorities to assist SWM at IDP camps
Written by chammi
Friday, 26 June 2009
Solid waste team with Vavuniya and Chettikulum officials
Management of solid waste in the Manic
farm IDP camp is a challenge faced by the Vavuniya urban council. If not
managed properly, solid waste can bring about a variety of problems especially
in a sensitive environment with a high population density with minimal
facilities.
In a bid to assist the local governments who
has to bear brunt of solid waste management in the IDP camps, a waste management team from Balangoda urban council headed by the council chairman Mr. Nimal Weerasinghe visited Manic farm
IDP camp yesterday on a fact finding mission. During the visit
discussions were held with Mr. S. Achchutan, ACLG Northern province, Mr. Galigamuwa,
Camp manager Zone 2 and Dr. Herath (MOH) IDP camp.
Unifi adds 100% recycled PET bottles to fiber line
Written by sajeevani desilva
Friday, 26 June 2009
A North Carolina textile company is offering fiber made from 100% recycled
post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate bottles.
Unifi Inc. has added the option to its Repreve brand of recycled fibers. It
also is introducing a verification program, called U Trust, to show that its
fabrics and products are traceable, transparent and certifiably sustainable.
"Unifi now offers the most extensive array of recycled fibers in the global
textile market," said Roger Berrier, executive vice president of Greensboro,
N.C.-based Unifi. "The U Trust program provides our customers with a new level
of confidence and protects the value that the Repreve brand offers and helps
prevent any false claims."
Jeewa kotuwa is some
kind of a compost pile prepared by live plant sticks especially for garden
waste composting. These stick can be any kind of plant materials which are
growing continuously. That why it is called as Jeewa kotuwa (live cage). Commonly
Gliricidia is used for building up a Jeewa kotuwa. It is a simple process, cost
effective and easy to maintain.
Girlguides with 3R initiative celebrated environment day at Anuradhapura making the Poson pilgrims aware of 3R concept. Also they conduced sevralother awareness programmes for preschool teachers, dhamma school teachers and girlguides from Anuradhapura
Tacit knowledge in to explicit knowledge of Bio gas technology in Sri Lanka
Written by sajeevani desilva
Monday, 15 June 2009
Traditionally
the biogas technology was looked at as a source of energy for the rural
population mainly for lighting, though it possessed several other benefits. There are 5,000
bio gas units over the whole country, though still we can see some of them are
not operating in the presents. Many governmental
and non-governmental organizations have been active in this area at various periods of time. They are
NERD, Practical Action, HELPO-O, Universities, ITI and some of commercial level
individuals and technical experts.
University of Moratuwa is conducting a training programme on
solid waste management for political leaders of local government authorities
today at Sri Lanka Federation Institute.The event coordinated by National Solid Waste Management Support Centre
(NSWMSC) is funded by Japan International Cooperation Agencies (JICA) Sri Lanka
and.Political and administrative leaders
from seventy selected local authorities were supposed to receive training in
this one day training session.
May 26 --
Novelis Inc. recycled some 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in its latest
fiscal year, a company record.
Recycling
reduced the Atlanta aluminum product maker´s need for 530,000 metric tons,
about 580,000 tons, of primary aluminum. It avoided nearly 5 million metric
tons of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company.
Used beverage
cans account for about half of the aluminum scrap the company processes each
year. Making new aluminum products from recovered material requires 5% of the
energy required by making them from raw materials.
"The
environmental benefit of aluminum recycling is enormous," said Nick
Madden, vice president of global procurement and metal management for Novelis.
