Ceylinco Life Green Club collects 732 kilos of trash off Crow Island beach

Staff of the head office of Ceylinco Life and their families took a shocking 732 kilograms of harmful pollutants and trash off a stretch of beach at Mattakuliya recently at a beach cleanup organised by the Company’s Green Club.

The initiative was supported by the non-governmental organisation Clean Ocean Force, which undertook the responsible disposal of the collected items, which included plastic containers, polythene, rubber, glass, rigifoam and mixed trash.

The Company said the exercise was fruitful as it engaged employees, their family members including young children, and volunteers from Clean Ocean Force in a project that also generated greater awareness of the harmful impacts of litter on the environment and marine eco systems. It also provided an eye-opener on the extent of the problem at the Crow Island beach, which is part of the only coastal wetland in the Colombo district.

Ceylinco Life’s Green Club consists of like-minded individuals across departments who are responsible for initiating and executing green activities. Since its inception, Green Club members have spearheaded many initiatives such as an annual e-waste collection campaign and coordinating the Company’s Carbon Footprint Audit.