On the 16th of May, WAMCO made significant changes to its waste disposal fees in the Male' region, reducing the pickup fee to MVR 500 and eliminating gate fees for vehicles entering disposal stations.
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One of the major complaints in Male' City just before the start of Ramadan was the increase in garbage being left on the roadside. This issue became impossible for both pedestrians and drivers to ignore, as numerous households discarded large piles of waste on the streets, awaiting collection by the Waste Management Corporation Limited (WAMCO).
Whether due to the cumbersome process of disposing of large waste items, the limitations of daily waste collection services, or the high costs associated with waste removal, this problem escalated significantly. The situation became so severe that the government established a hotline for reporting individuals caught in the act of illegal waste disposal on top of fining individuals who have been found guilty of leaving trash on the streets.
However, now that WAMCO has announced lower fees, there might be a possibility that households and businesses will finally take responsibility for disposing of their own garbage, instead of resorting to dumping trash on the streets of the city. On the 16th of May, WAMCO made significant changes to its waste disposal fees in the Male' region, reducing the pickup fee to MVR 500 and eliminating gate fees for vehicles entering disposal stations. Not only does this reduction follow an earlier announcement by President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, aiming to make waste management services more affordable for residents but this measure would also seek to reduce the number of clutter and garbage left on the streets of Male’ City.
Prior to these changes, the WAMCO charges for households looking to reduce large clutter was MVR 750 and now, the MVR 150 gate fee per vehicle entering the transfer stations has been removed, effective immediately. With this citizens are getting a fee up to MVR 250 less than what they were paying before these changes. In addition to this, WAMCO has also suspended the fees for weighing waste at the transfer stations. However, the discharge of the weighing fee is not a permanent change as WAMCO announced that this change will be brought about until a new weighing system or weighbridge is installed.
The revised fee structure is intended to ease the financial burden on residents and encourage proper waste disposal practices, contributing to a cleaner and more orderly city.
