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Showing 1 - 10 of 53 resultsThe Plastic Packaging Tax (General) Regulations 2022| 2022 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandPart 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...
KeywordsPlastic packaging, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, TaxesFinance Act 2021| 2021 |Legislation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandPart 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...
KeywordsDesign for recycling, Economic instruments, Product design standards, Recyclable packaging, Single-use plastic products, TaxesControl of Goods, Prices and Other Charges (Plastic Carrier Bags and Flat Bags) (Levy) Regulations, 2021| 2021 |Regulation
BotswanaKeywordsEconomic instruments, LeviesDisposable Plastic Bag Tax| 2021 |Regulation
United States of AmericaKeywordsLevies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsDecreto 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.| 2019 |Regulation
UruguayPor 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...
KeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyTitle 28: Bag Waste Reduction of Article 27 of the Laws of New York| 2019 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Reusable packagingLey Nº 19.655 – Uso sustentable de bolsas plásticas.| 2018 |Legislation
UruguayPor 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...
KeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyDecree No. 2198/2017 - Regulation of Consumption Tax on Plastic Bags| 2017 |Regulation
ColombiaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsLaw of Integral Management of Garbage| 2017 |Regulation
ColombiaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Taxes, Waste managementOrdinance No. 17-08| 2017 |Legislation
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