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Elephant House to support plastic waste recycling

28 March, 2021
The agreement was signed by Co-Founder, Zerotrash,  Heminda Jayaweera, President, Consumer Foods, JKH, Daminda Gamlath and  Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance, Group Tax and Social Entrepreneurship Projects, JKH, Nisreen Rehmanjee.
The agreement was signed by Co-Founder, Zerotrash,  Heminda Jayaweera, President, Consumer Foods, JKH, Daminda Gamlath and  Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance, Group Tax and Social Entrepreneurship Projects, JKH, Nisreen Rehmanjee.

Elephant House has pledged its support for Zerotrash in collaboration with ‘Plasticcycle’, the social entrepreneurship project of John Keells Group to promote recycling and better plastic waste management practices across the country.

This initiative will be funded by Elephant House for two years and will support the development of a waste collection centre with dedicated transport and service personnel to collect post-consumption recyclable plastic from collection points. 

Zerotrash will focus on the collection and delivery of recyclable plastics to this dedicated collection centre which will be in Boralesgamuwa where all waste disposed of at the location will be segregated according to the different types of plastics to avoid further mismanagement of plastic waste.  John Keells Group President, Consumer Foods Industry Group, Daminda Gamlath said, “Through our partnership with ‘Plasticcycle’, we will focus on increasing the number of locations where the public can dispose of plastic responsibly. We are constantly looking at innovative ways to minimise the impact of plastic usage and supporting responsible waste management.”CEO of Zerotrash, Hasanka Padukka said, “We all have a role to play as individuals and it is the responsibility of each of us to make Sri Lanka a sustainable and greener place for future generations. We believe in our partners and are confident that this partnership will greatly benefit the nation.”

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