WAMCO
Pilot project launched to buy used plastic bottles
The WAMCO office in Hulhumalé is collecting used bottles.
02 May 2019, 9:00 AM
Daytime garbage collection shift added after complaints
The state waste management company increased collection hours after complaints of garbage piling up on the streets of Malé.
18 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Digital platform introduced to monitor waste collection
The state-owned Waste Management Corporation introduced on Tuesday a digital platform to automate and streamline its waste collection process in the capital’s suburb Vilimalé.
04 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Garbage piles up as state company takes over collection services
Less than half of the approximately 27,000 households in Malé were registered for the WAMCO service when expatriate workers stopped collecting garbage after a ban on carrying garbage bags on bicycles came into force on August 1.
03 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
STELCO MD replaced with president’s office minister
The managing director of the State Electricity Company was appointed state minister of environment and energy and replaced by President’s Office Minister Ahmed Zuhoor.
04 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
Malé households do not separate waste, survey shows
A majority of household waste in Malé is collected by expatriate workers, each of whom dispose waste for an average of ten households every day, according to a survey by the state-owned Waste Management Corporation.
12 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM