“women waste collectors to economic empowerment and environmental wellbeing”

Gunadamin Elephant House of Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Viridis Recycling recognized the contributions to Sri Lanka’s first women-led plastic recyclable collection network and material recovery facility (MRF), featured the handover of

e-bikes for plastic waste collection.

Established in 2002, “Kaviya” focuses on empowering disadvantaged communities, particularly women, by building self-confidence and leadership skills. Initially serving in all 14 divisional secretariat divisions in Batticaloa,