INSEE Ecocycle takes measures to tackle national waste 

INSEE Ecocycle, as a responsible corporate citizen, said this week it collaborates with partners including government authorities, industries and communities to transform the economy to a sustainable green economy.
With experience in waste management spanning over 17 years of handling diverse industrial waste of over 1,000,000 metric tons with 800 corporate customers and government institutions such as BOI, local authorities etc, INSEE Ecocycle Lanka is currently the country’s undisputed leader and pioneer in sustainable waste management, the company said in a media release.
In the current expansion to resource recovery-based waste management solutions beyond existing cement kiln co-processing solution, the company will make greater contribution to the national waste management with its world-class resources and regional network of group companies in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia specializing in industrial solutions of the region. The “INSEE Ecocycle Environment Solutions” arm includes services such as, laboratory services, training and consultancy, industrial cleaning, specialised logistics service, environmental remediation, emergency response services, e-waste disposal and many more. 

By initiating the first ever National Waste Management partners’ gathering for those sharing the same ideology from industries that deal with various waste categories such as, metal scrap recycling, electronic waste, glass recycling, pet recycling, soap/detergent recycling, plastic recycling, cardboard and paper recycling, yoghurt cups recycling, ship-based waste management, electronic waste, composting and pyrolysis, much interest was demonstrated to create a positive mind-set in working collaboratively towards searching for sustainable solutions to the waste problem in Sri Lanka, together with INSEE Ecocycle.
Commenting on the initiative, Sanjeewa Chulakumara, Director, Ecocycle stated, “As the first step of this industry coalition in the waste management industry, led by INSEE Ecocycle, we are confident of developing a forum emphasising the timely need for a collaborative effort to manage the various waste problems in the country. The aim of this collaboration is to work toward capacity building and providing license to operate for partner members and services to the country holistically. We hope that by working together we can bring about a genuine change in sustainable waste management”.
Achieving a sustainable green economy has always been at the forefront of INSEE Ecocycle’s purpose in working to improve the industrial environmental footprints across a wide range of industries in Sri Lanka. The national agenda of the President’s manifesto highlights the need for industries to shift from a linear economy to a circular one, promoting the use of waste from one industry as raw materials to another. 
He further said, “An excellent example of the positive impact created by this collaboration is the initiative carried out by Ecocycle in partnership with the other stakeholders in its ‘City Cleaning Project’ in Anuradhapura, which provided a solution for sorted non-recyclable municipal waste.  This was another successful collaborative effort with different stakeholders including NGO, Urban councils, charitable organizations and Ecocycle.”
Working towards the future of Integrated Waste Management Solutions (IWMS), Ecocycle works to optimise supply chains and provide solutions through partnerships that explore circular economy solutions. For example, rice husk was considered a waste until Ecocycle developed a solution for it, resulting in the rural communities of Anuradhapura, Kekirawa, and Puttalam being benefited by the rising demand for rice husks.
INSEE Ecocycle has taken the first step to facilitate and support in the national waste endeavour with their stakeholders by providing sustainable waste management solutions to Central Environment Authority (CEA), Provincial Environment Authority (PEA), Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), Office of the Registrar of Pesticides, Consumer Affairs Authority, Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), almost all government universities and national research institutions including coconut, rubber, tea and many more. 
Revolutionising waste management, the newly inaugurated INSEE Ecocycle’s Resource Recovery Centre will ensure end-to-end solutions facilitating the systematic collection of FMCG and post-consumer waste through comprehensive steps including reverse logistics to collection of waste from general trade and modern trade, segregation, purification, reuse and recycle/upcycle. The cooperation of different recycling partners will secure an upcycling resolution for all discarded goods. Ecocycle focuses on improving to transform the FMCG industry and build a future for Integrated Waste Management Solutions (IWMS), with partnerships with Unilever and other multinational companies to promote corporate sustainability agendas contributing to SDG 12 - sustainable production and consumption.