Substituting single-use plastic products (SUPP) In 2022, the Colombian Congress approved a law [see Spanish version here] introducing the ban and gradual substitution of 14 single-use plastic products. In preparing the law, the plastic materials to be banned and possible substitutes were evaluated and compared by using standardized LCA protocols based on the Colombian Technical Standard under ISO...

In Namibia, as is the case with the rest of the world, efforts aimed at addressing the problem of marine litter and pollution are increasing as the risk continues to wreak havoc on the world's oceans and coastal areas (Shigwedha and Shikongo, 2021).

The Restriction Roadmap has three main objectives: Ensure that the commitments under the strategy can be fulfilled in a transparent and timely manner. The Rolling List included in the Annex (see below) sets out the restrictions that have been planned and prepared, and those that have progressed, in particular for the most harmful substances (i.e. those that meet the criteria for CMRs, PBTs, vPvBs...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Australia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Australia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Bering, J. and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Indonesia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem Indonesia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Wang, Y. and R. Karasik...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Kenya, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Kenya, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Griffin, M., and R. Karasik...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Malawi, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Malawi, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Griffin, M., and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Mexico, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Mexico, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches, Source: Griffin, M. and R. Karasik...

Muli is one of the 9 inhabited islands in Meemu atoll in the central Maldives. Like almost all island of Maldives, the Muli island is also vulnerable to environmental and economic development variables such as waste management, rising sea level, coastal erosion, pollution/depletion of groundwater. Traditionally, food waste is generally disposed to the shoreline while other organic waste was burnt...

Nilandhoo is one of the 5 inhabited islands Faafu atoll in the southcentral area of Maldives. Similar to almost all island of Maldives, the island is vulnerable to environmental and economic development variables such as rising sea level, coastal erosion, pollution/depletion of groundwater and unmanaged waste. The existing IWRMC on the SE end of the island was developed by the Island Council. The...