The government, on Wednesday, revealed a temporary list of banned single-use plastics, as mandated by Section 7 of the 18th amendment brought to Maldives’ Export-Import Act (No. 31/79), which was ratified by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih the previous Wednesday, December 23.
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Collection of images depicting the various types of single-use plastic products that cannot be imported to Maldives, beginning 1 July 2021. PHOTO: VARIOUS / STOCKPHOTOS
Rae Munavvar
2020-12-30 22:31:18
The government, on Wednesday, revealed a temporary list of banned single-use plastics, as mandated by Section 7 of the 18th amendment brought to Maldives’ Export-Import Act (No. 31/79), which was ratified by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih the previous Wednesday, December 23.
According to the circular (8/2020), the ban comes into effect on June 1, 2021, and will apply to all products classified under the following 12 categories:
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