Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- A proposal to introduce a household composting programme in the Western and Southern Provinces under the government's Clean Sri Lanka initiative was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Selected streets identified by Local Government Authorities will be designated as zones where organic waste collection services will no longer be provided, with households instead required to manage biodegradable waste through composting.

Households in the selected areas will be provided with compost bins to convert biodegradable waste into compost within their own premises, according to the Cabinet decision.

The initiative will initially be implemented in the Western and Southern Provinces before being expanded to other provinces...