Alumex-Port City Colombo install used beverage can bins for a cleaner coastline

CHEC Port City Colombo General Manager Investment Promotion and Marketing Tian Zheng and Alumex Managing Director Pramuk Dediwela

Alumex PLC has joined forces with Port City Colombo to expand its flagship sustainability programme Elevate, with its pledge to hand over used beverage can (UBC) collection bins to promote responsible waste management and safeguard the country’s coastal environment. 

Alumex will place the bins across Port City Colombo’s public spaces, including the Marina Promenade and beach, encouraging visitors to responsibly dispose of UBC waste. 

The valuable partnership was formally announced on November 7 by Alumex Managing Director Pramuk Dediwela and CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt.) Ltd General Manager Investment Promotion and Marketing Tian Zheng. 

As Sri Lanka’s first foreign-currency designated Special Economic Zone and master-planned city development, Port City Colombo reaffirms its commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility by partnering in this initiative to strengthen UBC waste circularity.

Dediwela said, “Our partnership with Port City Colombo represents a meaningful step forward in Alumex’s mission to create a cleaner, more sustainable Sri Lanka. The installation of UBC collection bins across this landmark development is a call to action to embrace responsible waste management and circular economy principles. Through such initiatives, our Elevate ESG roadmap is inspiring us to advance real change by decarbonising our operations, conserving biodiversity and driving innovation across the aluminium value chain.”

CHEC Port City Colombo Managing Director Xiong Hongfeng added, “At Port City Colombo, sustainability is not an afterthought – it is built into the very foundation of our vision for a future-ready city. Partnering with Alumex allows us to turn that vision into action, through simple, visible reminders that inspire every individual to play a role in protecting our environment and safeguarding Sri Lanka’s coastline. This initiative is a tangible example of how collective responsibility can drive lasting change and help build the cleaner, greener future we all aspire to.”