{"id":7655,"date":"2025-04-22T06:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2025-04-22T06:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:21:56","slug":"cem-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/cem-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Turning Waste into Worth\u201d: E.B Creasy &amp; CO.PLC, Personal Care Division, BIC &amp; DENTA factory join hands with Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura for an upcycling initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E.B Creasy &amp; CO.PLC, Personal Care Division, BIC &amp; DENTA factory has joined hands with<br>Faculty of Technology (FOT), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) towards efforts taken<br>in environmental responsibility by providing an upcycling collection bin for used toothbrushes<br>and razors.<br>Plastic waste, particularly from everyday hygiene products, contributes significantly to<br>environmental pollution. Items like disposable razors and toothbrushes often end up in open<br>dumpsites, posing a significant environmental damage. By this initiative, the collected items<br>will be sent for proper recycling\/upcycling, ensuring that they are repurposed instead of<br>harming the environment. This initiative aligns with global sustainability goals and raises<br>awareness about the importance of mindful consumption and waste management.<br>The project was initiated by Mr. Nimantha Bhanuka, an undergraduate specialising in Energy<br>and Environmental Technology of the Department of Civil and Environmental Technology<br>(DCET), FoT, USJ under the guidance of Dr. Pabasari Arundathi Koliyabandara in parallel to<br>his industrial training at the E.B Creasy &amp; CO.PLC. Special thanks go to the General<br>Manager of E.B Creasy &amp; CO.PLC; Personal Care Division, BIC &amp; DENTA factory, Mr.<br>Sarath Ranasinghe, Production Executive, Mr. Waruna Ramayajith, and Mr. Theekshana for<br>their efforts in making this project a success. The Dean of FOT, Prof. Nilmini Liyanage, Head<br>of the DCET Dr. Sakura Bogoda, Academic Coordinator, Dr. Vikum Premalal joined the<br>official handover of the collection bin along with the officials from E.B Creasy Denta and BIC<br>factory on 1st of April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E.B Creasy &amp; CO.PLC, Personal Care Division, BIC &amp; DENTA factory has joined hands withFaculty of Technology (FOT), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) towards efforts takenin environmental responsibility by providing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":7660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/GPIX-2A-scaled.jpg?fit=2048%2C2560&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7655"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7662,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655\/revisions\/7662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tech.sjp.ac.lk\/cet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}