DIMO recently embarked the ‘Life to Our Beaches’ project with the collaboration of Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL) and Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA). Under this project, DIMO funds two beach cleaning sites in Dikovita area.

BSL and MEPA provide directions to make the best use of the collected waste of these sites while beach cleaning initiatives will open opportunities for the nearby communities to recycle the trash while also generating an income.

The initial technical training on collecting and identifying different types of plastics and other waste was conducted by BSL to the community with the support from MEPA, on 28th of June 2022 at Dikovita (Ela-kanda).