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GIZ and FMCG leaders launch ‘Waste to Value’ plastic waste project in Lanka
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and three of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies –Coca-Cola Sri Lanka, Nestlé, and Unilever last week launched the ‘Waste to Value’ project to address plastic waste management in Sri Lanka. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the initiative aims to enhance plastic waste collection, segregation, recycling, and upcycling in the Western Province. The project will establish material recovery facilities in three local authorities and promote household waste segregation in additional areas. It also includes efforts to improve waste collection mechanisms and public awareness to create a sustainable waste management system and promote a circular economy in Sri Lanka.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella accident which took place this morning has risen to 21. It has also been reported that the government wil rs 1 million as compensation to the families of the victims.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella bus accident has risen to 11
It has been reported that Eight persons [five males and three females] have died when a SLTB bus operating from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and went down a precipice early morning today (11) in Gerandi Ella in Ramboda along the Nuwara Eliya – Gampola main road, Police said.
At least 37 others injured in the accident, have been admitted to the Nuwar Eliya and Kothmale hospitals.
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