To reduce and recycle plastic waste, and bid farewell to the plastic menace, the HDFC Bank partnered Eco Spindles recently. The programme will place plastic waste collection bins at selected HDFC Bank branches, where the bank’s customers can dispose any recyclable plastic waste such as empty PET water/ soft drink bottles, hand sanitiser/ hand wash …
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Eco Spindles (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of BPPL Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest plastics recycler, recently concluded its 8th annual Kataragama Waste Management Project by collecting 43,590 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) waste plastic bottles discarded at the scared pilgrim sites of Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Dewalaya, Sella Kataragama Temple, Wedihiti Kanda and the surrounding areas. The waste …
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Nalaka Seneviratne, CEO Eco Spindles Yarn, shared his views on the ‘Influence of Circularity in Textile Innovation’ at a recent panel discussion during the 6th Responsible Fashion Summit held in Colombo. Joining him in the discussion was Moyne Perera, Stretchline, Paige Earlam, Plexus-Cotton, UK & Africa and Joy Nunn, Purfi US & Belgium. The Responsible …
Eco Spindles (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of BPPL Holdings PLC was triumphant in becoming the only Asian company to receive an IFS Change for Good Sustainability Award. IFS, a renowned international cloud enterprise solutions provider, introduced the IFS Change for Good Sustainability Awards in July ‘21. The annual awards hope to highlight the outstanding work …
Sri Lanka’s largest plastic recycler, Eco Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of BPPL Holdings PLC,, has presented a sustainable solution to managing plastic waste by recycling plastic bottles directly into yarn or monofilaments. Eco Spindles recycle and convert 90 million PET plastic bottles to polyester yarn, annually at its recycling facility, one of two …
Eco Spindles(a subsidiary of BPPL Holdings) once again extended its collaboration with Plasticcycle, a John Keells endeavor, by placing an additional 18 Plasticcycle bins, at all the Expressway exits such as the Southern Highway, Katunayaka Highway upto Mattala and at the Hambantota Highway. The project which commenced a year ago ensures commuters are reminded to …
In the last decade, Sri Lanka has mismanaged 1.59 million metric tons of plastic waste yearly that ultimately finds its way to the ocean. Seven out of the 12 Indian Ocean rim countries are significant plastic polluters, Sri Lanka included. The recent MV X-Press Pearl container explosion has further amplified issues around marine pollution. Appropriately …
Though Sri Lanka has seen an increase in recyclers and plastic waste collectors, Covid-19 has presented a new set of challenges. Mahesh, a collector, has created a living by collecting post-consumer plastic waste (PET and HDPE) from hotels and hospitals in Galle. He has been in the waste collection industry for ten years, which has …
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At the recently concluded Responsible Fashion Summit organized by the Colombo Fashion Week (CFW), Sri Lanka’s largest plastic recycler Eco Spindles was among industry experts in an invaluable panel discussion themed ‘Circularity in a Fashion Supply Chain’. Representing Eco Spindles at the discussion, Chief Executive Officer at Eco Spindles Yarns, Nalaka Seneviratne elaborated on how …
ECO SPINDLES TALKS RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING AT CFW’S FASHION SUMMIT Read More »
Sri Lanka’s leading plastic recycler Eco Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of BPPL Holdings PLC, was ranked among the Global Recycling Foundation’s top ten #RecyclingHeroes of 2021. This ranking was alongside nine other contributors in the global recycling arena, namely, Rien Voets (Holland), Green Axis (Nigeria), Abdi Hirsi (Somalia), Bokashi Bran (Pty) Ltd (South …
ECO SPINDLES RANKED AMONG TOP 10 RECYCLERS GLOBALLY BY THE GLOBAL RECYCLING FOUNDATION Read More »