Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) has requested to notify if waste was not collected from their household. The state-owned company made the request amid increasing complaints among the public about waste not being collected from households in the city.
The expiration of the agreement between the Male' City Council and WAMCO to clean the streets and public places in the city has caused major differences between the two agencies. There is also a large amount of garbage accumulated in the public places and streets of the city in the past few days.
Meanwhile, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Aminath Shauna has requested WAMCO to start the collection of garbage in the city due to concerns over public health.
WAMCO has requested households to inform the corporation by calling its hotline 1666 if the waste has not been collected and when informed the corporation will arrange for waste to be collected as soon as possible.
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.
Currently, the council is working on renting vehicles needed for waste collection. The city council said it would take another five months to do the work in its own vehicles.