Green Planet

Green Planet is a non-profitable organisation, we have one of the smallest budgets of any national organization in Sri Lanka yet we consistently punch above our weight in terms of impact and profile. A wide range of skills and experience gathered from all over the world means that the team at Green Planet provides clients with comprehensive expertise and knowledge. Our team focusing on helping the clients develops strategic environmental sustainable development programs and management systems.

Our mission is to protect the environment by promoting environmental sustainable development. The green planet is an independent company with a mission of protect the environment by promoting environmental sustainable development practices among business and organisations to battle against climate change cut carbon emissions, save water/ energy ,sustainable use of natural resources and associated jobs.Help, develop and implement relevant management systems in the organisation in order to add values to the organisation and create a better work environment for the employees.

WORKING TOWARDS TO ZERO WASTE

​​Resource efficiency is the proven concept that by using your resources more efficiently, you reduce ‘wasted’ resources, and benefit the most from the materials, energy and services you purchase as inputs to your organisation.
Waste management looks at improving how waste is managed both on and off site, such as improving your recycling rates. These are often low cost or no cost measures at the lower end of the waste hierarchy.
Cutting your overall resource bill will rely upon you making process improvements. These improvements can take time to implement and investment may be necessary. There are, however, other straightforward steps you should consider first.
When addressing resource efficiency, compliance with the law and regulations surrounding waste issues must take priority. The next step is to ensure that the wastes your organisation is producing are well managed and minimised as far as is practicable. Process improvement is the final step in ensuring that your organisation is as resource efficient as possible.
The waste hierarchy is a model for selecting waste management options. Put simply, you should target your efforts at the top of the hierarchy to maximise the environmental and financial benefits available.

WASTE AUDIT

Green Planet can provide a wide range of waste management services. These can cover waste practices and compliance issues and lead to a comprehensive report and recommendations to minimise cost, maximise recycling, reuse and minimise waste generation in order to achieve
‘ZERO WASTE’. During a waste audit, the auditor investigates the sources, composition, weight, volume, and destinations of the waste that your business generates. By learning more about the trash your business generates, you can be better informed about the products you buy that contribute to waste and be better prepared to more efficiently dispose of it, saving money and improving your company’s environmental performance.

GREEN PLANET TOWARDS TO ZERO WASTE STANDARD

Conduct assessment according to the required criteria – the criteria has been developed according to the Environmental Management System and Energy management standards. Company should score over 65% in order to receive recognition ‘Towards Zero Waste ‘. This programme is over a 5 year period. The main aim of this recognition is to result in all resources involved in the process to end in a closed loop disposal system.

SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES / WASTE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

A waste and waste reduction workplace cannot be successfully developed and implemented without support activities, such as staff education and promotion, motivation and training. Therefore, Green Planet conducts competence development training programmes. Training is consisting of 4 modules which include waste mapping, implementation of waste management systems according to the organisation requirements. This training has been developed towards recognition of waste management principles with a final goal to achieve zero waste.