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Namoona Sustainable Waste Management Model

The Namoona Sustainable Waste Management Model focuses on island-level solutions such as the proper segregation and sorting of waste. The model helps to simplify planning and decision-making for island councils and donors when it comes to supporting waste management activities. These first phase efforts for any island are focused on taking control of the waste generated and maximising the opportunities for efficient transportation and recycling. These activities are supported by the Level of Sustainability framework.

Eco Centros

Waste, especially plastic, is a significant challenge for Maldivian island communities. Due to under developed waste management systems, facilities and collection services, waste is burned in open bonfires, posing a threat to the environment and human health. 

The first step for participating Namoona islands is a gathering of the island’s leadership, with representatives from the island council, women’s development committee, school, health centre, businesses and local NGOs. These are the changemakers who will make the necessary interventions in the community to improve waste segregation, collection and processing. 

As part of these discussions, an evaluation of the island waste management centre (IWMC) will highlight the need for a “Fresh Start” activity and any necessary upgrades for effective waste segregation, compacting and baling. Some Namoona islands’ IWMCs have been upgraded to Eco Centros, custom designed  sustainable waste management centres that are modelled on the Soneva resort practices of recycling 90 per cent of food and organic waste, metal, plastic and bottles.

Recyclables Collections 

In December 2021, Soneva Namoona achieved a Maldives’ first: the seven Namoona islands in the Baa Atoll commissioned a recyclable waste collection boat to collect 50 tonnes of segregated, compacted and baled recyclable waste and transport it to recycling companies in the capital.

Since then, the Maalhos, Dharavandhoo, Dhonfanu, Kihaadhoo, Kamadhoo, Kudarikilu and Kendhoo islands have been visited by a regular collection service for their recyclable and non-recyclable waste. Through these ongoing collections, 808 tonnes of waste have been successfully recycled over the past 4 years, generating monetary returns for the Councils from the sale of recyclables. Based on the learnings from these collections, Soneva Namoona has developed the Namoona Waste Processing Guide to help all islands prepare their waste in a consistent manner to maximise recycling and ensure efficient transportation.

Home Composting

Food waste represents approximately 41% of all waste by weight on islands in the Maldives. It is perhaps the most challenging waste stream to manage, as it needs to be removed from households daily. In the hot tropical climate of the Maldives, it cannot be stored without rotting. Although dumping food waste in the ocean is now banned by law, it remains a common practice on many islands. In the past, when waste was mostly organic, the environmental impact was minimal. However, today, food waste is often contaminated with thin plastics and other non-biodegradable items, leading to the risk of plastic pollution in lagoons and the surrounding ocean.

Through the USAID Clean Cities, Blue Oceans (CCBO) program, Soneva Namoona has been working with several islands to trial the Takakura Home Composting (THC) method. This initiative, called “Kaadhu Satheyka”, is showing very promising results. It is an aerobic process that relies on maintaining suitable oxygen levels to keep the microbes active, transforming food waste into a soil-like material within just a few days.

For the home user, the THC method is simple. It requires cutting the food waste into small pieces (to speed up decomposition) and mixing it into the seed compost once a day. This simplicity, combined with the lack of smell and rapid composting, has led to a high success rate in the trials. Through the Kaadhu Satheyka program, 312 households across four islands — Dhonfanu, Kihaadhoo, Kudarikilu, and Kendhoo — have adopted home composting practices. Waste audits conducted a month after implementation showed a 20-30% reduction in the amount of food waste being dumped into the sea. Currently, 61.5% of these households continue to compost regularly, supported by seven trained facilitators from these islands.

Waste to Wealth

Waste is defined as items that have been used or, thrown away, and items that rot and decay; however, one person’s waste can be another person’s resource. Adopting a ‘zero waste’ mentality reduces the volume of waste on an island and fosters opportunities for innovation and employment by reusing and recycling the waste materials which are carefully collected.

Once islands have taken control of their waste by redesigning their systems, the second phase of the Namoona Sustainable Waste Management Model will focus on reusing and recycling as much of resources as possible. Current untapped potential for waste to wealth enterprises based on using waste as a resource include: 

1. Composting services for resorts and local islands 

2. Sawmills for processing logs into timber

3. Factories for producing cocopeat and coco-fibre from coconut husks  

4. Electronics workshops for repairing and recycling e-waste 

5. Construction waste processing to extract sand and aggregate  

6. Carpentry workshops for repurposing waste wood

7. Workshops to create souvenirs from waste resources 

8. Upcycling of textiles and developing second-hand markets for clothes 

9. Charcoal and biochar production from organic materials   

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