City profile

Male, Maldives

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Male, Maldives.

Indicator year 2023S. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated801.5kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage80.4%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste19.6%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Other materials66.8%

Food and organics24.4%

Wood4.7%

Paper and cardboard3.1%

Hazardous waste0.4%

Plastic0.3%

Metal0.2%

Glass0.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected19.6%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo