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2 sources·Updated 4h ago

Sri Lanka urged to strengthen battery waste regulations amid growing pollution concerns

More than 5,000 metric tonnes of sulfuric acid leak into the environment each year without proper disposal protocols due to lead-acid ba…

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Image: Hiru News - EnglishHiru News - English•4h agoSri Lanka urged to strengthen battery waste regulations amid growing pollution concerns

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NewsWire English•7h agoOver 5,000 MT sulfuric acid released into environment annually, CEJ warns

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Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.

People
  • Hemantha Withanage2
  • Sudesh Nandasiri2
  • Alda Dubey2
Organisations
  • Centre for Environmental Justice2
  • Kolonnawa Municipal Council2
  • Ceylon Waste Management Private Limited
  • Ceylon Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd
  • Toxics Link in India
Places
  • Sri Lanka2
  • India2
Keywords
  • acid2
  • regulations
  • strengthen
  • pollution
  • annually
  • concerns
  • released
  • sulfuric
  • battery
  • growing

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First reported
Oct 26, 9:31 AM
Latest update
Oct 26, 12:31 PM

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