Every year on 5 June, World Environment Day asks us to look at the planet we call home, one we are inheriting and the one we ...

In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in Meethotamulla violated residents’ fundamental rights and faulted the authorities for ...

The world is struggling to deal with ever-growing quantities of waste. A new World Bank Group report, What a Waste 3.0, shows that more than 2.6 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (which includes ...

A heap of biomedical waste, including used syringes, injection needles, blood-stained gloves and medicine vials, was found dumped in the open near a busy intersection in Model Town on Sunday, sparking ...

COLOMBO — As Sri Lankans celebrate the traditional New Year on April 14 each year, a period marked by family gatherings and renewal, there are no celebrations at Keerthirathna Perera’s home anymore.