Ceylon Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd. (CWM), a pioneer in e-waste management in Sri Lanka, has won a Green World Environment Award in the international campaign to find the world’s greenest countries, companies and communities.
CWM was honoured with a Global Gold Award for its work in e-waste, in the Wastes Management category, and also awarded the Green World Ambassador 2018, by The Green Organisation, UK.
Competing against more than 500 other nominations in the Green World Awards for Environmental Best Practice, CWM was presented the trophy and certificate at a glittering presentation in Ankara, Turkey on September 17, 2018, hosted by the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation.
CWM’s winning paper will be published in The Green Book, the leading international work of reference on environmental best practice, so that others around the world can follow their example and learn from their achievement.
The awards are organised by The Green Organisation, an international, independent, non-political, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world.
They are supported by the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management and other independent bodies.
“This award marks yet another victory in our quest to be the leading provider of e-waste handling solutions in the region. Being globally recognised is not only an honour for us as a company but also brings Sri Lanka into focus as being able to provide internationally accepted and accredited solutions”, said Mr. Sudesh Nanadasiri, Chairman of Ceylon Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd.
The prestigious award follows CWM receiving the Green Apple Award 2017, awarded at the Palace of Westminster, London, UK by the Green Organisation last year.
Established in 2010, Ceylon Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd. is a Board Of Investment (BOI) approved e-waste recycling entity. The company delivers customised e-waste disposal solutions for corporates and individuals in the country.
In keeping with continuous innovation and investment into R&D, the company launched its second e-waste processing factory at Kelaniya in July this year, while an R&D center for industrial easte materials was opened at Kochchikade in Wennappuwa.