Coca-Cola launch PET recycling project
Coca-Cola announced the launch of the next phase of its PET
collection and recycling project, a part of its on-going community
development and environmental conservation campaign "Give Back Life".
Launched in 2008, the "Give Back Life" project has been responsible for
the collection and recycling of over 9 tons of PET plastics. This year,
Coca-Cola is celebrating the fifth year of this ground breaking project
by launching a community based PET collection programme across 28
schools in Biyagama.
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The PET Collection Bin being handed
over to Duleep Wijesekara MP, Deputy Minister of Disaster
Management and Priyanthi Samaraweera, Principal,
WP/KE/Sapugaskanda Vishaka Balika Vidyalaya by Nilanthi
Jayatillake, Country HR Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri
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Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Limited in partnership with the Central
Environmental Authority (CEA), the Biyagama Education Division and
Kalhari Enterprises are taking the mission one step further by taking
steps to conserve the environment, by inculcating the habit of recycling
among school children.
The programme involves children from participating schools collecting
PET plastics and on the last Thursday of every month, designated as 'PET
Day', Kalhari Enterprises will visit the schools to collect the
accumulated PET waste. Coca-Cola will provide PET Day collection bins,
date calendars and stickers to the participating schools.
As an added incentive, Kalhari will pay Rs.30/= per kilo of PET
collected. This money will be credited directly to the schools
development fund on a quarterly basis and will be used to fund school
development activities and student welfare projects.
The first PET Day collection bin was handed over to Duleep Wijesekara
MP, Deputy Minister of Disaster Management and Priyanthi Samaraweera,
Principal, WP/KE/Sapugaskanda Vishaka Balika Vidyalaya. Present on the
occasion from Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Limited were Nilanthi
Jayatillake, Country Human Resource Manager, along with Divisional
Director of Education for the Biyagama Education Division K.K. Renuka P.
Edirisinghe and the School Principals of the Biyagama Education
Division.
Speaking at the event, Nilanthi Jayatillake, Country Human Resource
Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Limited said, "Coca-Cola believes
in giving back to the communities in which we operate. The PET recycling
project "Give Back Life" was designed to manage the growing quantity of
PET bottle waste in Sri Lanka. Over the last five years we have seen the
project grow from strength to strength and we thank our friends in the
CEA for their dedication and support. This project in Biyagama marks a
new goal for us - the inclusion and empowerment of school children, and
having worked with the people of Biyagama over the last couple of years
we are confident that the PET Day school development project will be a
resounding success."
Nilanthi Jayatillake also thanked project partner Kalhari Enterprises
"Our partnership with Kalhari is based on professional trust and two
common goals - save our environment and empower the younger generation.
We salute the enthusiasm with which they have embraced this project".
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