Nestlé Lanka launches second phase of School Waste Management Programme

Nestlé Lanka, in collaboration with the Education Ministry and Central Environmental Authority, launched an all-island schools poster art competition as the second phase of its School Waste Management Programme. 
The competition aims to create awareness at a young age and reinforce the importance of responsible waste disposal among schoolchildren. Planned to be conducted in three rounds, i.e., zonal, provincial and all-island, the final round would be held in June of this year, targeting the World Environment Day. 

Initiated in 2020 to inspire a positive behavioural change in the future generation of Sri Lanka, the School Waste Management Programme took steps to donate waste management units to schools whilst creating awareness on responsible disposal. Accelerated last year as part of Nestlé Lanka’s efforts to help achieve a waste-free future, the programme reached approximately 350,000 children in over 200 schools across the country in 2022.