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Waste was not an issue in the Maldives until very recently. Up until the mid-80s, most household garbage was organic and would decompose when discarded. However, with an increase in the production and consumption non-biodegradable products such as single-use plastics, this was no longer the case.
The waste management practice in inhabited islands are inadequate when compared to Greater Male’. In Greater Male’’ WAMCO operates to collect unsegregated daily waste from Households. On the outer islands, waste is generally collected by the island councils, community and private operators, normally outsourced by the Council or carried out by householders themselves and...



