Country profile

Maldives

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Maldives.

Indicator year 2019S. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated427.2kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage79%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste21%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping79%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics57.4%

Plastic10.0%

Paper and cardboard7.4%

Diapers and hygiene products6%

Garden and green waste5.5%

Other materials4.5%

Metal2.9%

Glass2.3%

Textiles2.0%

Hazardous waste1.2%

Wood0.5%

Rubber and leather0.3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping79%

Uncollected21%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinistry of Climate Change , Environment and Energy (Waste Management and Pollution Control Department)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported