Waste Management Corporation (WMCO) has urged households not to dump garbage on the streets in order to keep the streets clean.
In a statement, WAMCO said that in the past few days, a large amount of garbage has accumulated in the streets and public places of the city which has sparked several concerns of public. Meanwhile, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Aiminath Shauna has requested the corporation to launch cleaning programme due to the threat of public health risks.
WAMCO has called on the public and everyone to work together to keep the city clean and also urged any households registered for the service not to dump garbage on the streets.
15,000 people have registered for WAMCO services in the city and about 35,000-40,000 households are unregistered. A total of 21,000 households have registered in Male', Villimale and Hulhumale. WAMCO provides waste collection and disposal services to nearly 25,000 registered households in the Greater Male’ Region. WAMCO charges a monthly fee of USD10 for the service.
Male’ City Council took over the responsibility to clean the streets and public spaces in the Greater Male’ Region on December 26 after deciding not to renew the contract with WAMCO. However, the city council recently stated that collecting the waste placed on the streets by households is still the responsibility of WAMCO and threatened to take legal action.