The Waste Management Corporation Limited (WAMCO) has revealed that a total of 15.75 tons of waste were collected from different parts of the congested capital, Malé City on Saturday alone.

This was done as part of WAMCO’s efforts to keep the city’s roads clean, by setting up a special response team to rid the roads of garbage.

WAMCO revealed that four vehicles had conducted 21 trips on Saturday, and collected waste dumped on the roads of 13 different regions.

The previous day, WAMCO employees had collected 40 tons of waste from the capital’s roads.

Alongside WAMCO, Malé City Council has also been conducting special efforts to clean the roads of the capital region.

As such, Malé City Mayor Adam Azim earlier revealed that 345.15 tons of waste were collected from different regions of the capital area within the past 19 days.

At a time the issue of waste being dumped on the roads of the capital city has been a growing concern among citizens, the city council has been making tireless efforts to resolve this issue.

Since it is the fasting month of Ramadan, several households in the capital had renewed many items and furniture at home in time for the fasting month, and dumped their old furniture on the sides of the roads as garbage.

Malé City Council has since revealed that efforts are underway to locate and fine individuals littering the streets of the capital.

The council revealed that over 100 individuals have been fined for littering, since February.

The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has also revealed that if a person or group of people are identified for dumping waste on the roads, they would be made to pick it up and dispose of them properly.

In a post on social media platform ‘X’, MPS revealed that they were collaborating with relevant authorities to warn and impose fines on those found littering the roads of the capital.