Electric bills to include waste collection fee starting April

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology has decided to include the fee of waste collection into the electricity bill of households in the Greater Malé Area, starting from April.

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(FILE) Garbage bags left out on Malé streets, on January 4, 2023: even though the waste collection fee will be included in the electricity bill, households will not be required re-register with WAMCO for waste collection -- Photo: Nishan Ali/ Mihaaru

Lamya Abdulla

2023-03-09 20:14:03

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology has decided to include the fee of waste collection into the electricity bill of households in the Greater Malé Area, starting from April.

According to a statement released by the Ministry on Thursday, they have decided to include the waste management fee in the electricity bill starting from April, as the Waste Management Act allows for the fee to be included in utility bills.

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