In 2019, the Centre for Environmental Justice filed for legal action to repatriate waste containers illegally exported to Sri Lanka from the UK.
[4][5] After a year-long case, the court ordered the illegal waste to be sent back to the UK.
[9] The Centre for Environmental Justice filed a writ application in court against the illegal clearing of the Kallaru Forest Reserve,[10][11] adjacent to the Wilpattu National Park and the construction of a housing project.
[19] Advocacy includes calling on single-use plastic ban[20][21][22] and protection of forests.
[38][39] The organisation initiated a petition with other environmental groups to call for an end to the ongoing ecocide in Sri Lanka.