HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
3.2.7 Waste Management Regulation 2013
Waste Management Regulation (WMR) was published on August 2013 and comes into effect in
February 2014. It will be implemented by EPA. The aim of WMR is to implement the national
waste policy which contains specific provisions to:
- Implement measures to minimize impacts on human health
- formulate and implement waste management standards
- implement an integrated framework for sustainable waste management
- encourage waste minimisation, reuse and recycling
- implement Polluter-Pays Principle
- introduce Extended Producer Responsibility
WMR contains four main sections:
- Waste management standards: Defines standards for waste collection, transfer, treatment,
storage, waste site management, landfills and managing hazardous waste.
- Waste management Permits: Defines approval procedures for waste sites
- Waster transfer: Standards and permits required for waste transport on land and sea,
including trans-boundary movements.
- Reporting requirements: Defines reporting and monitoring requirements and procedures.
- Enforcement: Defines procedures to implement WRM and penalties for non-compliance.
This project is not expected produce any special waste or hazardous waste, expect for waste oil.
The general waste, green waste and construction shall be disposed at the Thilafushi Waste Site.
1.1.1 Regulation on Environmental Damage Liabilities (2011/R-9)
This law is pursuant to Article 22 of national constitution that states that protection, preservation
and maintenance of the Maldivian natural environment, the richness of the living species, the
natural resources and the beauty of the Maldives for the present generations as well as for the
future generations is a basic obligation of the Maldivian government. The government shall
enforce that the activities conducted in order to gain economic and social development should be
of sustainable nature that protect the environment and such activities shall not deteriorate the
environment, endanger any species, damage the environment, and shall not waste any natural
resources.
This regulation is also pursuant to Environment Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives
(4/93). The regulation is aimed at maintaining equal standards for reprimanding and enforcing
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