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ComBank joins ‘Life to Our Beaches’ to maintain stretch of beach in Kalutara

Published in Money
Tuesday, 10 October 2023 17:17
Businesscafe - The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has “adopted” a stretch of the Kalutara beach to ensure its maintenance in pristine condition free of waste and pollutants via a partnership with Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL). ...
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Port City Colombo Reaffirms Commitment to Environmental Conservation this International Coastal Cleanup Day 2023

Published in Living
Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:00
Businesscafe - The Port City Colombo recently played host to a special event to mark National Marine Resources Conservation Week and International Coastal Cleanup Day 2023. ...
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C.W. Mackie PLC expands environmental efforts with ‘Beach Cleaning Day’

Published in Food & Beverage
Tuesday, 27 September 2022 10:13
Businesscafe - As part of the “Marine Pollution Prevention” component of its Sixfold Sustainable Model, C.W. Mackie PLC recently organised “Beach Cleaning Day” in an effort to band together environmentalists and the staff of C.W. Mackie PLC towards achieving a shared goal. ...
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Hemas Partners with MEPA to Address Marine Plastic Pollution

Published in Travel & Tourism
Tuesday, 25 January 2022 12:29
Businesscafe - Evergreen Shipping Agency Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture between Hemas Transportation Pvt Ltd and Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Limited, partnered with the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) to address marine pollution in Sri Lanka. ...
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Port City Colombo donates Rs. 2 mn worth PPE to support cleanup of hazardous debris washed ashore after ship fire (08 photos)

Published in Development
Sunday, 30 May 2021 07:07
Businesscafe - Port City Colombo donated over Rs. 2 million worth Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) yesterday (28) to support its ongoing efforts to clean up the debris and chemical waste collected on the coastline resulting from the MV X-PRESS PEARL ship fire. ...
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INSEE Ecocycle sign key milestone agreement with Marine Environment Protection Authority to provide Waste Management solutions for Galle Analytical Lab

Published in Development
Monday, 17 May 2021 06:58
Businesscafe - INSEE Ecocycle, the nation’s pioneer in sustainable waste management has joined hands with the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), the apex body established to prevent, control and manage pollution in Sri Lanka’s marine environment, to provide Sustainable Integrated Waste Management Solution for the MEPA’s Galle analyti...
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MAS ‘Ocean Strainer’ Technology to be Open Source

Published in Development
Monday, 01 March 2021 14:06


Businesscafe - Inspired by the success of its pilot ‘Ocean Strainer’ floating trash trap project initiated in the Dehiwala Canal last year, MAS Holdings announced recently that they would make the ‘Ocean Strainer’ technology openly available to interested parties, in order to replicate and scale up the solution. ...
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