The amendment made to the waste management regulation on 17th August 2021 states that food waste should be sorted or separated from other waste for disposal.

The community in greater Male’ area is not into the habit of sorting waste into different categories for disposal as it has not been a requirement till now. In order to contribute to a proper waste management system, it is crucial to start by sorting or segregating our waste at home or in the work place.

Some people may ask, “why should we bothered with waste segregation? Is it worth to spend time and energy spent to think which one is organic and which one is a non-organic waste? Someone has been paid to do the job, isn’t it?

The simple answer is that the workers and the sorting machines can only do so much; the waste-sorting job will only be efficiently executed if everyone’s doing their part of the task.

It may seem like an extra time to spare; however, this basic help will save a lot of time and energy and make the system more efficient. This would be one of the most important things that you will take part in saving is our environment.