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India
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

These Rules amend the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (principal Rules). Rule 2(1) is amended to expand the scope of the principal Rules to brand-owners and plastic waste processors. In Rule 3, definitions of non-woven plastic bag, plastic waste processing, single-use plastic commodity, thermoset plastic and thermoplastic are added. Rule 4 is amended to include list of items and products made...

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Plastic waste, Plastics, Waste management, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic sheets, Single-use plastic products, Thickness, Polystyrene, Recycling, Thermoplastics, Compostable plastics, Styrofoam
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| 2020 |
United States of America
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
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Marine litter, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchy
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Australia
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act

An Act to reduce the environmental and other impacts of products and waste material, and for related purposes

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Certification, Enforcement, Product design standards, Product standardization, Waste management
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| 2020 |
United States of America
Assembly Bill No. 2287 on Solid Waste
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| 2020 |
Australia
Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020

An Act to restrict and prohibit the manufacture, production, distribution, sale and supply of certain single-use and other plastic products and for other purposes.

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Oxo-degradable plastics, Product bans, Single-use plastic products, Waste prevention
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| 2020 |
Uganda
National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations

To provide regulations and compliance standards for the generation, collection, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal of waste. - Prohibition of the importation, sale and use of plastic bags (polythene/polypropylene) and other plastics used for packaging. Duty of all persons to minimise the generation of plastic waste by finding alternatives and preventing littering of the environment by...

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Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Product bans, Recycling, Waste collection, Waste management, Waste pickers
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| 2020 |
Peru
Guidelines for the Development of Communication, Education, Training and Awareness Actions on Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Production of Plastic Goods and the Comprehensive Management of their Waste

La presente Resolución aprueba los Lineamientos para el desarrollo de acciones de comunicación, educación, capacitación y sensibilización sobre el consumo responsable y la producción sostenible de los bienes de plástico y la gestión integral de sus residuos, que tienen por objeto orientar el desarrollo de acciones de comunicación, educación, capacitación y sensibilización sobre el consumo...

Keywords
Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy