Household Waste Composting & MSW Recycling in Sri Lanka H.S.Premachandra Assistant Director Central Environmental Authority Sri Lanka premch@cea.lk Asia 3R Conference Tokyo 29 Oct to 01 Nov 2006.

1.2 Current status of waste management In the year 2008, the Centr al Environmental Authority (CEA) Sri Lanka’s waste management issues came to a head in April this year when the Meethotamulla Garbage dump collapsed.

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. At the time of writing, the loss of life from the landslide at the Meethotamulla garbage dump in Colombo, Sri Lanka is 26 people, with reports varying as to how many more victims have yet to be recovered.A press release from the Ministry of Defence in Sri Lanka

In the Western Province, where the coun-try’s largest city of Colombo is located, around 2,100 tons of gar- The Meethotamulla garbage dump disaster in Sri Lanka. Environmental Authority (CEA) in Sri Lanka as a JICA Expert, ex-plains that, “The main final disposal sites in Sri Lanka practice the environmentally burdensome open dumping method, where pits are dug and filled with waste.

Type of conflict. “Garbage is not a problem to the world anymore, but in Sri Lanka it has become a headache, which should not be so, as simple but strategic solutions can fix the crisis.” Abhayagunawardena said. At least 32 people died after being buried alive. He said, Sri Lanka has to also invest in a good recycling plant with incinerator, stressing the importance of segregation of garbage. Hazardous garbage dumping and new waste-to-energy projects in Colombo, Sri Lanka: Country: Sri Lanka: State or province: North Western Province: Location of conflict: Kolonnawa, Colombo: Accuracy of location: MEDIUM (Regional level) Source of Conflict.

In May last year, authorities in Sri Lanka had banned the open dumping of garbage near wildlife sanctuaries to discourage elephants from foraging for rotting food scraps and risking their lives. Introduction Total collection of MSW by local authorities in Sri Lanka is around 2900 tones/day Around 60% [1663 tones] collected in the Western … October 14 marked six months since the collapse of a huge garbage dump in Meethotamulla, a suburb in Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo.

1st level: Waste Management: Type of conflict. Garbage dumping site in Meetotamulla, Sri Lanka [3]. The incident not only took a large number of lives but resulted in the piling up of garbage along the streets in Colombo and its suburbs, with the government facing staunch opposition from residents in areas where garbage dumping sites existed following the