2023 Oct 22
Did you know that Sri Lanka generates more than 7,000 tonnes of solid waste per day? That is a lot of ice cream wrappers and drink bottles just thrown away. We live in a world of overconsumption and overpopulation, and our own island paradise (especially our beaches) is being drowned in garbage. So what can we do to stop this? We can’t simply stop generating trash, and we can’t keep throwing it in the ocean. Our only option is to learn the importance of recycling.
Here are some places that can help you reduce, reuse, and recycle your trash output.
Key:
PP – Polypropylene
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride
HDPE – High Density Polyethylene
LDPE – Low Density Polyethylene
HIPS – High Impact Polystyrene
PS – Polystyrene
PET – Polyethylene Terepthalate
ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
LLDPE – Linear Low-density Polyethylene
OPP – Oriented Polypropylene
Colombo District
1. Eco First Recycle
Materials Collected: All Recyclable Items
Tel: 0775 109 959, 0772 029 296
Address: Gorakapitiya
2. D. T. Enterprises
Materials Collected: All Recyclable Items
Tel: 0752 915 768
Address: No. 36, Gangarama Road, Werahara, Boralesgamuwa
3. Whiteline Industries Colombo (Pvt) Ltd
Materials Collected: PP / HDP
Tel: 0112 447 842, 0777 307 482
Address: 169, New Moor Street, Colombo 12
4. Green Lanka (Subsidiary of Seth Sevana Padanama)
Materials Collected: HDPE / LDPE / PP / HIPS / PS / PET / PVC / ABS / LLDPE / OPP
Tel: 0115 558 295, 0115 554 708, 0115 556 747, 0777 683 389
Address: 654/4, Industrial Estate, Galle Road, Ratmalana
5. Ciyasa Plastics
Materials Collected: HDPE / LDPE / PP / ABS
Tel: 0112 770 079, 0714 047 941
Address: 81, Ransiri Uyana, Korathota, Kaduwela
6. S.K. K Recycling
Materials Collected: HDPE / LDPE / PP / HIPS / PS / ABS
Tel: 0776 316 013
Address: 210, Batakeththara, Madapatha, Piliyandala
7. Plasticcycle
Materials Collected: Plastic
Tel: 0703 313 886, 0703 328 808
Address: 117 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02
8. Vidris (Pvt) LTD
Materials Collected: PET & Other Plastics
Tel: 0112 752 708, 0777 260 747
Address: Templeburg Industrial Zone, Panagoda
9. Ceylon Paper Sacks Ltd
Materials Collected: Paper
Tel: 0112 498 200, 0112 911 011, 0703 053 816
Address: No. 257, Grand Pass Road, Colombo 14
10. Global Vinyl
Materials Collected: PVC
Tel: 0772 384 629, 0761 384 404
Address: No 208 Sea Street, Colombo 11
11. Vimal Enterprises
Materials Collected: Scrap Metal and Steel
Tel: 0112 348 237, 0777 578 277
Address: 159, 2/4, Mahavidyalaya Mawatha, Colombo 13
12. Amana Paper Collection
Materials Collected: Paper / Cardboard / Newspapers
Tel: 0115 641 326, 0778 446 949
Address: A 1/6, Sir Jamis Pieris Mawatha, Colombo 02
13. Geocyc (Pvt) LTD
Materials Collected: Paper / Cardboard
Tel: 0112 419 217, 0112 419 277, 0772 333 000
Address: No. 88/1F, Duwa Watta, Kotikawatte, Angoda
14. Ceylon Waste Management (Pvt) LTD
Materials Collected: All Electronic & Electrical Waste
Tel: 0114 336 336, 0777 999 247
Address: 171/6, Godaparalanda Road, Kiriwaththuduwa, Colombo
15. Insee Ecocycle
Materials Collected: All Electronic & Electrical Waste
Tel: 0117 800 800, 0772 519 975
Address: 413, R. A. De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 03
16. N. S. Gunaratne & Co. (Pvt) LTD
Materials Collected: All Electronic & Electrical Waste
Tel: 0115 661 731, 0714 066 455, 0716 305 184
Address: 20/1 A, Moragasmulla Road, Rajagiriya
17. Think Green (Pvt) LTD
Materials Collected: All Electronic & Electrical Waste
Tel: 0112 522 111, 0777 323 885
Address: 57/33, Muthuwella Mawatha, Colombo 15
18. Cleantech (Pvt) LTD
Materials Collected: All Electronic & Electrical Waste
Tel: 0117 717 777, 0718 320 492
Address: 141, Kirula Road, Colombo 05
19. Haycarb PLC
Materials Collected: Coconut Shells
Tel: 0112 627 144, 0773 833 134
Address: No. 400, Deans Road, Colombo 10
20. D. T. Enterprises
Materials Collected: Coconut Shells / Plastic / Glass
Tel: 0752 915 768
Address: No. 36, Gangarama Road, Werahara, Boralesgamuwa
21. Neptune Recyclers
Materials Collected: Paper / Plastic / Fabric / E-Waste / Coconut Shells
Tel: 0113 038 877, 0777 444 555
Address: 230/6, Sedawatta Road, Sedawatta, Wellampitiya
22. Eco Spindles
Materials Collected: Plastic / Fabric / PET
Tel: 0112 307 168
Address: No. 278/4, Level 17, Access Towers, Union Place, Colombo 02
23. Zerotrash
Materials Collected: Plastic / Glass / Metal
Tel: 0775 960 096
Address: No. 103/13, Katuwawala, Boralesgamuwa
24. PCP Glass Ceylon PLC
Materials Collected: All Glass
Tel: 0117 800 200
Address: 148, Maligawa Road, Borupana, Ratmalana
GALLE DISTRICT
1. Glass Bottles L
Materials Collected: Glass Bottles
Tel: 0764 628 080
Address: 46 Kong Tree Road, Galle
2. Petform plastic packaging material
Materials Collected: Plastic
Tel: 0773 114 081
Address: 23 Keragala Road, Pananwala, Galle
KANDY DISTRICT
1. Eco Sustainity
Materials Collected: PP / HD
Tel: 0764 628 080
Address: No. 150 2/B, Akkara 05, Ethgala, Gampola
Next time you throw something away, you can decide to save the environment while doing so if you make the CALL to recycle.