Large areas of the Western Province coast have been affected due to the recent MV X-Press Pearl ship accident. Due to the complexity of its cargo, several environment challenges have arisen. These include high toxic levels both at sea and the coast. Bunk oil spill, ashes and ship debris at sea and on the shorelines, high amounts of plastic pellets spilled onto the ocean now covering large swaths coastline along the western side of Sri Lanka, toxic fumes mixed with monsoon rains resulting in toxic rain and poor air quality.

 

The Pearl Protectors will be launching the ‘Nurdle Free Lanka’ campaign with the objective of removing all plastic nurdles from the shorelines of Sri lanka. The campaign will focus on utilizing sieving apparatus tools, mobilizing volunteers and conducting shoreline pellet pollution variation surveying. The campaign will initially continue for three months within the limits of Western province.

 

We welcome you to support this campaign through donations or by registering as a Protector of the Pearl Volunteer.