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This document is a two-page country profile for Sri Lanka, focusing on the Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP), a five-year USAID-funded initiative aimed at reducing land-based sources of marine plastics pollution in Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
2018

Abstract
The document highlights the country's solid waste management challenges, including the mismanagement of solid waste and an insufficient number of disposal sites, which have led to environmental pollution and health issues. It also presents four MWRP small grant projects in Sri Lanka, which aim to reduce plastic waste, strengthen municipal solid waste management systems, and promote community-led waste management initiatives.
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