Baa Atoll Councils, MPs, and Resorts call for nationwide plastics ban

All thirteen island councils, the three lawmakers, and many of the leading resorts in Baa Atoll signed and released an open letter Thursday, appealing to the government to impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bottles, bags and straws.

The open letter, addressed to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, warned that Maldives was "in danger of becoming another Bali", describing the latter as "a once-pristine, tropical tourist paradise ruined by plastic litter".