Waste Management Act, no. 24 of 2022. Country/Territory Maldives Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of Maldives vol. 51, no. 327 of 2022. Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Sea, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Environmental planning Environmental standards Protection of environment Pollution control Resource/damage valuation Liability/compensation Royalties/fees Emissions Policy/planning Standards Forest management/forest conservation Navigation Framework law Waste management Public health Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Waste prevention International trade Transboundary movement of waste Sustainable use Financing International relations/cooperation Subsidy/incentive Hazardous waste Offences/penalties Transport/storage Governance Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act, divided into thirteen chapters and consisting of seventy-six paragraphs, provides for defining a sustainable planning and standards for implementing waste management, in order to eliminate or reduce the adverse impacts of waste, protect the environment and public health, thus the Act applies to the generation and management of all types of waste; to the storage for recovery, recycling and disposal of waste and of useful substances from waste; to import, export and transboundary movement of waste. The Act aims at achieving the following objectives: reduction of environmental pollution and prevention of environmental damages and risks to public health caused by waste; prevention of waste generation; increasing reuse and recycling approach; improving an adequate waste management system in the villages; increase public-private partnership in waste management; definition of a mechanism for taking action against providers of waste management services, in case of intentional damages caused in the operations of waste management. Full text Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian Website www.ura.gov.mv References - Legislation Implemented by Regulations on Registration and Billing for Waste Management Services, no. R/115 of 2023. Legislation | Maldives | 2023 Keyword: Waste management, Royalties/fees, Registration, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX