12 Feb, 2016
The project was launched in 2006 by the John Keells Foundation as part of a resource conservation initiative encompassing paper, water and electricity. At the outset, a poster campaign was carried out to encourage staff to practice the 3 R principles, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The contractor for collection and onward transmission for recycling since the inception has been Neptune Papers (Pvt) Ltd. The direct and indirect impact of this project is carefully monitored by the Foundation.
Meanwhile, Union Assurance PLC has commenced its own paper recycling project with effect from 26th May 2009. Its daily waste paper (excluding documents for secure disposal) is handed over to National Paper Company (successor to National Paper Corporation), a government-owned company currently functioning under the Ministry of Nation Building & Estate Infrastructure. The company monitors the progress of this project and reports same to the Foundation on a monthly basis.