GRA Awards to raise waste management awareness

Ramani Kangaraarachchi

The second Geo Responsibility Awards (GRA) will be held on March 15 at the Water's Edge under the patronage of Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka, Holcim Lanka Ltd CEO Stefan Huber said, at a media briefing on Geo-cycle Awards 2012 recently at the Colombo Cricket Club.

He said that the evaluation of industries for “Geo Responsibility Awards 2012” is underway by a panel of experts including Prof Ajith De Alwis and Dr Ananda Mallawathanthri. The GRA award is an annual event which marks the Geo-cycle Day to recognise the exceptional efforts by public and private organizations in the environmentally responsible waste management process.

Geo-cycle-Holcim Lanka General Manager Asela Iddawela said that for the first time there will be a after view action after the awards ceremony where companies will be given a paper to submit proposals for further improvement to waste management systems.

Therefore Holcim has decided to have this ceremony every other year in the future.

Business Development Manager Randeewa Lalasooriya said that Geo-cycle will raise awareness and encourage professional waste management among all industrialists in Sri Lanka.

He said the GRA awards ceremony was held last year to popularise sustainable waste management among the industrial community.