Less Plastic movement national campaign – 2023” organized by the Center for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Open University of Sri Lanka has been successfully completed from May 10th to June 5th, 2023, with the support from many partners and collaborators. We must appreciate our collaborators, The Ministry of Environment, Central Environmental Authority, Marine Environment Protection of public administration, home affairs, Provincial Councils & Government for their immense support.
In the first stage of the program, a nationwide education and awareness campaign was conducted from May 10th to June 4th 2023. Subsequently, in the second stage, an activity day was scheduled for June 5th, aligning with World Environment Day. On the activity day, a comprehensive initiative was undertaken to collect waste plastics from across the entire island.”
Do you know?
Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled in it.
“Marine Plastic Pollution”
It is estimated that up to 13 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year—the equivalent of a rubbish or garbage truck load’s worth every minute.
Waste plastics collected locations on 5th of June – 56 locations including 26 island sites, 10 marine sites, and beach sites
