Thilafushi

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Thilafushi is an artificial island in the Maldives primarily known for serving as a major landfill and waste management site near Malé.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial island
administrativeAtoll Kaafu Atoll NERFINISHED
belongsToArchipelago Maldives archipelago NERFINISHED
country Maldives NERFINISHED
creationMethod land reclamation
distanceFromMalé about 7 kilometers
governedBy Maldives Ministry of Environment (oversight) NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
hasDevelopmentPlan improved solid waste management infrastructure
waste-to-energy facilities (planned/ongoing)
hasEnvironmentalConcern air pollution from waste burning
leachate contamination risk
marine pollution
hasIndustry boat building
cement packing
manufacturing
waste processing
hasLandUse industrial
recycling operations
waste storage
hasNearbySettlement Gulhi Falhu NERFINISHED
Malé NERFINISHED
Villingili NERFINISHED
hasNickname Rubbish Island NERFINISHED
hasRisk fire outbreaks from waste
health hazards for workers
hasUse industrial zone
landfill
waste management site
hasWasteType construction debris
hazardous waste
industrial waste
municipal solid waste
knownFor environmental pollution issues
major landfill for Malé
waste disposal
locatedIn Kaafu Atoll NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedNear Malé NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Malé NERFINISHED
partOf North Malé Atoll NERFINISHED
partOfProject Malé waste management system
region South Asia
servesCity Malé NERFINISHED
servesRegion Greater Malé Region NERFINISHED
startedOperationAsLandfill 1992
timeZone UTC+05:00
transportAccess boat

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Kaafu Atoll containsIsland Thilafushi
North Malé Atoll hasIsland Thilafushi
Kaafu Atoll includes Thilafushi