Coca-Cola to recycle PET bottles
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Standing from left: Pasan Gunasena, Director General, Central
Environmental Authority, Udaya Gammanpila, Chairman, Central
Environmental Authority, Ms. Sarojinie Jayasekara, Director,
Central Environmental Authority, Sarath Jayasinghe, Country
Human Resources Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Limited
and Basil Gadzios, Country Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri
Lanka Limited.
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Over 6.1 million polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are
disposed every month in Sri Lanka. If bottles are properly disposed of
and recycled it will help to protect the environment and bring revenue
to the country, said Country Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka,
Basil Gadzios.
He was addressing a ceremony to launch 'Give back life', an
initiative by Coca-Cola Beverages to recycle and manage the growing
number of PET bottles in the country.
"We want to be a part of the solution to environmental pollution
which is posing a serious threat to the safety and harmony of the
planet.The initiative will be launched in all countries to minimise the
impact of waste on the environment", Gadzios said.
PET is a versatile and robust packaging medium which is fast emerging
as a preferred packaging material across the world due to the changing
consumer lifestyles.PET though non degradable is recyclable and more
environment friendly than some other packaging materials.
Gadzios said there is no coordinated effort in Sri Lanka to target
the effective and safe disposal of bottles.
Our aim is to recycle all PET bottles used in Sri Lanka by 2012. The
'Give back life' program which is partnered by the Central Environmental
Authority and Manisha Polymer (Pvt) Ltd. will be implemented in the
Western Province as the first phase of the project.
Collection bins will be placed at identified locations and the
bottles will be baled and crushed by Manisha Polymer for recycling.
CEO, Manisha Polymer, Lakshan Madurasinghe said with the 'Give back
life' initiative their aim is to make the country a greener place to
live. |
