How to Dispose Your Electronic Waste in an Environmental Friendly Manner
Cooperate E- waste Management Programme – “Ensuring an E waste free environment”
Central Environmental Authority
Introduction
Electronic Waste or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes as discarded, obsolete, or broken electrical or electronic devices.
People in developing countries usually go for low priced electric and electronic equipments due to the unavailability of financial resources. Most of demands in these equipment markets are being quenched by the importation of used equipments from developed countries.
The most critical issue is that a considerable share of these imported e items are not in working condition and have to be disposed at the imported destinations. Due to lack of proper waste management practices in these developing countries hap hazard dumping of these e waste has become a common practice leading to adverse impacts on human health and the environment.
However during the 6th meeting of the Conference to the parties to the Basel Convention (BC) for the Transboundary Movement of the Hazardous Waste, E- Waste was considered as one of the main streams of wastes to be managed properly due to the fact that there are increasing quantities of E-wastes being exported from developed countries to developing countries, where there is inadequate capacity to manage them in an environmentally sound manner.
Toxic substances in electronic waste may include lead, mercury, cadmium, Polyclorinated Biphenyles, Brominated Flame Retardants. A typical computer monitor may contain more than 6% lead by weight, much of which is in the lead glass of the CRT. These toxic substances can be bio-accumulating in fatty tissues and biomagnifying up to food chains in combination with their toxicity and persistence make this class of chemicals of high concern to the environment and human health..
How to collect electronic waste?
Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in collaboration with the other stakeholder companies has been initiated a programme to collect and all discarded electronic items in introducing e waste collection points island wide as below.
You can contact following Companies to hand over your e waste items. Please give your contribution to make clean environment.
Items collected
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Name of the Organization
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Address
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Contact person
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Telephone number
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E-mail address
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Website
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Electronic waste in bulk quantities
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Green Link Statutory of N.S. Gunaratne & Company Pvt Ltd
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20/1A,
Moragasmulla Road,
Rajagiriya
Office and warehouse:
No. 848/3A,
Negombo Road,
Mabole,
Wattala
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Mr. Gunaratne
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0714 - 066455
0115 - 660300
0115 - 661731
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udnsgco
@gmail.com
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www.greenlink.lk
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Geocycle
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Holcim Lanka (Pvt)Ltd.
413,
R A de Mel Mawatha,
Colombo 03
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Mr. Randiva Malalasooriya
Mr. Chamila Herath
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0772 - 538771
0117 - 800800
0773 - 613011
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randeewa.malalasooriya
@holcim.com
chamila.herath
@holcim.com
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www.geocycle.lk
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Toner and Cartridges Recycle
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E Wis Peripherals Pvt Ltd
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142 Yatahama Building
Galle Rd.
Colombo 02
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Mr Chanaka Hapuarachchi
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0773 - 951122
0112 - 496000
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chanakah
@ewisl.net
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www.ewisl.net
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ABC Trade and Investments (Pvt) Ltd
RE-NEW STATION
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No 3,
Bandaranayakapura Road,
Rajagiriya
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Mr M Shaheem
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0115 - 877700
0716 - 891337
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info
@abcsrilanka.biz
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www.abcsrilanka.biz
www.renewstation.biz
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RE-NEW STATION
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No. 35G,
Liberty Plaza,
Colombo 03.
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Ms. Dilrukshi
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0112 - 375480
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- do -
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- do -
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RE-NEW STATION
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No. 400/2,
2nd Floor,
Unity Plaza,
Colombo 04.
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Mr. Robinson
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0115 - 630658
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- do -
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- do -
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RE-NEW STATION
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State Trading General Corporation
No. 100,
Nawam Mawatha,
Colombo 02.
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Mr. Nuwan
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0715 - 363701
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- do -
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- do -
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RE-NEW STATION
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No. 6
Tammita Road,
Negombo
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Ms. Anne
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0115 - 653111
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- do -
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- do -
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RE-NEW STATIO
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No. 45,
D.S Senanayaka Veediya,
Kandy
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Mr. Solaman
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0815 - 622111
0714 - 307662
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- do -
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- do -
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Used Office Equipments
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Metropolitian Office (Pvt) Ltd
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85,
Braybrook Place
Colombo 2
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Ms Chamintha Thilakarathna
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0114 - 700200
0776 - 274135
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chaminthat
@metropolitan.lk
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www.metropolitan.lk
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Used household electronic equipments
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Singer Sri Lanka PLC
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No. 320
Dr. Colvin R. De Silva MW
Colombo 02
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Ms Yasara Jasingarachchi
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0112 - 316277
0112 - 316246
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yasaraj
@singersl.com
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www.singersl.com
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Used Mobile Phones and equipments related to the service
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Sri Lanka Telicom (SLT)
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Head Quarters
Lotus Rd
Colombo 01
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Mr. Ariyawansha
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0716 - 837828
0112 - 421815
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aryawa
@slt.com.lk
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www.slt.lk
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Used Mobile Phones and Accessories
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Dialog Axiata
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475,
Union Place,
Colombo 2.
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Mr. Duleep Thilakaratne
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0777 - 678700
011 - 7694343
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dulip.thillekeratne
@dialog.lk
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www.dialog.lk
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Elisalat Pvt Ltd
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Grandpas Rd.
Colombo 14
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Mr Buddika Dharmarathna
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0722 - 475474
0722 - 541541
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buddhikad
@int.etisalat.lk
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www.etisalat.ac
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Mobitel Pvt Ltd
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No 108
W A D Ramanayake Mwt.
Colombo 02
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Mr. Poul Outschoorn
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0716 - 828877
071 - 6910162
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paulo@mobitel.lk
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www.mobitel.lk
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Hutchison Telecomunication Lanka Pvt Ltd
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234
Galle Rd
Bambalapitiya
Colombo 4
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Mr Lalith Prerera
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0785 - 697977
0788 - 632235
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lalith
@hutchison.lk
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www.hutch.lk
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Used electronic equipments related to the service
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Virtusa Pvt Ltd
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No:752,
Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha
Colombo 09
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Mr Rasika Vithanage
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0776 - 776776
0114 - 605500
Ext: 5023
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rwithanage
@virtusa.com
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www.virtusa.com
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Lanka Bell Ltd
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Level 06
Eant Lower Blick 01
World Trade Centre
Echewlon Square
Colombo 01
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Mr S Bertholomeuz
Mr. Upul Wijeywardena
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0777 - 278 011
0115 - 339933
0772 - 269030
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sbath
@mail.lankabell.com
upulw
@mail.lankabell.com
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www.lankabell.net
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Used and obsolete electronic equipments, mobile phones
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Abanse Group of Companies
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Abanse Group of Companies,
498,
Galle Road
Colombo 03
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Mr. Janaka Wijesekara
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0718 - 320492
0117 - 717777
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janaka
@abansiss.com
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www.abansgroup.com
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If you need more details in this programme please contact us
- Ms. Sarojine Jayasekara, Acting Director, Waste Management, Central Environmental Authority - 011 2872402
- Mr. Mangala Perera, Assistant Director, Waste Management, Central Environmental Authority – 071 8163374
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