Geocycle starts Municipal Solid Waste Management

Industrial waste specialist celebrates 10 decades of greening the environment by moving industrial waste management into municipal waste management.

Every day citizens of Colombo and the suburbs generate tones of garbage: half of which lies uncollected, and rest of it which gets dumped into lands causing severe issues each year, including unsanitary conditions, and health problems. 

Geocycle, the waste specialist, whose specialized in managing industrial wastes has now stepped in to provide a sustainable solution for such Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) generated in the country. 

Commemorating its 10th year celebrations, the wholly owned waste management business unit of Holcim Lanka Limited, the nation's leading supplier of cement and related services, will be establishing a model MSW management plant at the Katunayake-Seeduwa Urban Council area under a Private-Public Partnership concept in collaboration with the Urban Council of Katunayake-Seeduwa. 

As such, the main objectives of the project will entail a complete solution for MSW in an environmental responsible manner, along with job creation for community through capacity building and training. 

The Geocycle has planned to set up a waste management center for the purpose of material segregation, where separated biodegradable waste will be composting, recyclable wastes will be diverted appropriately and non-recyclable wastes will be sent for co-processing at Puttalum cement plant. 

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Drug Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka

Vision

To achieve a healthier nation by ensuring the provision of safe, quality and efficacious Pharmaceutical products and safe & quality cosmetic products.

Mission

To regulate and control the manufacture, importation, sale, storage and distribution of Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs (including nutraceuticals and borderline devices) efficiently and effectively whilst ensuring rational usage.

Introduction

The goal of the Ministry of Health is “Provision of curative, preventive, rehabilitative and promotive services of optimum quality accessible to entire nation”. To achieve this goal provision of safe, efficacious and quality drugs and devices is essential. Therefore the goal of the office of the Medical Technology & Supplies (MT&S) / Cosmetics, Devices & Drugs Regulatory Authority (CDDRA) is to achieve a healthy nation by ensuring the provisions of safe, quality and efficacious medicinal products and cosmetics.

The Cosmetics, Devices & Drugs (CDD) Act 1980 is the legislative framework which provides the legal authority to regulate Cosmetics, Devices & Drugs in Sri Lanka. Cosmetics, Devices & Drugs Regulatory Authority  is responsible for implementation of the provisions of the Act.

According to the CDD Act, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) is the Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Authority. For the purposes of implementation, the delegated Authority to the Director Medical Technology & Supplies (D/MT&S).

Dinushi Akka