The Green Practices Committee of the Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainability Solutions (CSS) organized an awareness lecture on Plastic Waste Management at the Faculty premises on 3^rd October 2023. The lecture was conducted by Prof. Thilini Gunasekara at the Department of Polymer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She is also the educational director at the Plastic and Rubber Institute. During the lecture, Prof. Gunasekara initiated a dialogue on the harmful environmental, social, and economic consequences of improper plastic waste disposal.

This lecture was organized as a part of a series of events conducted by the CSS to increase university communities' awareness of Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change mitigation actions. This initiative also aims to educate, engage, and inspire both students and faculty members to become active participants in climate change mitigating action.