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Maldives again delays 1 litre plastic water bottle ban to 2026

Plastic water bottles of 1 litre or less will be prohibited from import and manufacture in the Maldives starting from 1 December 2025 instead of Thursday.

Maldives takes big stride in eco-waste-management

The project aims to establish the Maldives as a leader in achieving plastic circularity, where plastic waste is effectively reused and recycled.

Plastic talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits

Thousands of people registered to attend the Ottawa talks, including hundreds of lobbyists representing the fossil fuel and chemical industries.

As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever

They argue the treaty must impose global measures and targets rather than a system of national action plans.

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USAID launches project to reduce ocean plastic

The project will be implemented in Maldives and Sri Lanka for a period of five years.

WAMCO's dustbin bag bundles priced between MVR 35-165

A tax of MVR 2 per plastic bag came into effect last week under the new Waste Management Act.

WAMCO begins selling dustbin bags

When the law first came into force, there was also public outcry over WAMCO's failure to start selling bags.

All GST-registered businesses required to levy plastic bag tax

No tax will be levied on plastic bags used by the manufacturer to pack the goods to the level required for sale.

23 February 2023

MVR 2 plastic bag tax comes into effect

While certain uses will be exempted from the tax, most uses of plastic bags in commercial transactions will be taxed.

'Govt deceptively hiked staple food prices with plastic bag tax'

Shiyam said the government did this on the assumption that the people would not know and that they could get away with it.

Shauna fails to answer bag bundle miss from tax exemption

Shauna couldn't answer the question directly. She said she did not believe that it was a political issue that could be solved without collective efforts.

WAMCO to sell dustbin bags from Thursday

The price of the bags is yet to be finalised and it will be announced later, WAMCO said.