UNEP would like to thank the World Resources Institute, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University and the University of Strathclyde for their invaluable assistance with the collation of these laws, as well as its long-standing partner FAOLEX.

 

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| 2022 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Plastic Packaging Tax (General) Regulations 2022

Part 2 of the Finance Act 2021 introduced the Plastic Packaging Tax and set out its framework and key definitions. These Regulations set out detailed administrative requirements for the Plastic Packaging Tax. Definitions are given to establish when a plastic packaging component is considered ‘finished,’ and therefore chargeable to the tax. It also details record keeping and weighing requirements...

Keywords
Plastic packaging, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Taxes
Legislation
| 2021 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Finance Act 2021

Part 2 of the Act establishes a plastic packaging tax which applies to plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into the UK, that does not contain at least 30% recycled plastic. Plastic packaging is packaging that is predominantly plastic by weight. It will not apply to any plastic packaging which contains at least 30% recycled plastic, or any packaging which is not predominantly plastic by...

Keywords
Design for recycling, Economic instruments, Product design standards, Recyclable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Taxes
Regulation
| 2021 |
United States of America
Disposable Plastic Bag Tax
Keywords
Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products
Regulation
| 2019 |
Uruguay
Decreto Nº 3/2019 - Se reglamenta la Ley Nº 19.655, del 17 de agosto de 2018, sobre la utilización de bolsas plásticas para contener y transportar productos y bienes entregados al consumidor.

Por medio del presente Decreto se reglamenta la Ley Nº 19.655 de 2018, relativa a la utilización de bolsas plásticas para contener y transportar productos y bienes entregados al consumidor. El objetivo de estas disposiciones es prevenir y mitigar el impacto ambiental derivado de luso de dichos materiales. Se excluyen del ámbito de aplicación las bolsas plásticas diseñadas para ser reutilizadas en...

Keywords
Enforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Uruguay
Ley Nº 19.655 – Uso sustentable de bolsas plásticas.

Por medio de la presente Ley se declara de interés general la prevención y reducción del impacto ambiental derivado de la utilización de bolsas plásticas, mediante acciones para desestimular su uso, promover su reuso, reciclado y otras formas de valorización. El alcance de la ley comprende todas las bolsas plásticas utilizadas para contener y transportar productos y bienes que sean entregadas a un...

Keywords
Enforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2017 |
United States of America
Ordinance No. 17-08
Keywords
Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products