Landfill compactor purchase to end open burning of garbage
A US$623,480 contract was signed with MTCC.
26 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
The environment ministry signed a contract on Tuesday to procure a landfill compactor to stop the open burning of garbage on Thilafushi industrial island near the capital.
The MVR9.6million (US$623,480) contract was signed with the state-owned Maldives Transport and Contracting Company.
The compactor will be used to compress waste so that it could be stored for longer periods without the need for open burning, Environment Minister Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan told reporters after the signing ceremony. It is expected to be in use by February 2020, he said.
In October, Dr Hussain told the parliament that the government planned to stop open burning in 2020.
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