USAID launches project to reduce ocean plastic

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

9 March 2023

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.

25 April 2023

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.

27 April 2023

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

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.

25 April 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.

18 April 2023

Plastic bag import ban delayed to Jan 2024, use ban to June 2024

While the import of Supari packed in plastic is banned, it has been noticed that Supari packed in different plastic packets are now being imported into Maldives

4 August 2023

'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.

19 April 2023