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Here’s the List of Single-Use Plastics Banned for Imports from June 2021

Here’s the List of Single-Use Plastics Banned for Imports from June 2021

By Maldives Times 2 min read

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has declared a list of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) banned for import into the Maldives from June 1, 2021. The list, formulated under Presidential Decree, was published in the Government Gazette today. By June 1, 2021, the following items will be prohibited to import: drinking straws, plates, cutleries and stirrers, styrofoam lunch […]