EA launches electronic waste management program

Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa launched an electronic waste management project to ensure an electronic waste free Sri Lanka.

Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and 14 leading companies engaged in Information technology, Telecommunication and Home appliances also participated in the project.

Sri Lanka Telecom, Mobitel, Dialog, Etisalat, Hutch and Lanka Bell representing the field of telecommunication, Singer and Abans representing field of Home appliances, Metropolitan, E-wis and ABC trade and investment from the Office equipment supplies and Geo cycle and Green link from the field of bulk electronic waste dispose are joining this program.

Explaining on future plans of the E-waste management program CEA Chairman Charitha Herath said that it is completely an environmental-friendly program. He emphasized the necessity of controlling the damage to environment due to hazardous waste.

Electronic wastes have to be submitted to collection centers instead of being disposed haphazardly to achieve this target, Herath said.

Electronic waste are separately recycled by companies.

This was started with the signing agreements by the CEA Chairman and CEOs of companies.

Herath said information on electronic waste categories and places of collecting can obtain from the National Information Center over Hotline 1919.

He said all facilities have been arranged to dispose electronic waste in a proper manner.