Pilot project launched to buy used plastic bottles
The WAMCO office in Hulhumalé is collecting used bottles.
02 May 2019, 9:00 AM
A team of young entrepreneurs have launched a project to buy used plastic water bottles in a bid to combat plastic pollution.
In the Maldives, more than 280,000 plastic water bottles are used daily in the capital alone. Most households rely on the locally produced bottled mineral water for drinking.
In partnership with the state-owned Waste Management Corporation, the Rahdhu (Return) project offers MVR1 for a bottle.
During the pilot phase from Tuesday to Saturday, only bottles with a particular sticker sold in shops, cafes and restaurants near the WAMCO office in Hulhumalé will be refunded, Ahmed Afrah Ismail, a spokesman from Rahdhu told the Maldives Independent.
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