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Showing 81 - 90 of 561 resultsLaw for the Prohibition of Expanded Polystyrene, Reform of the Law for Comprehensive Waste Management| 2019 |Legislation
Costa RicaKeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyProhibition that the Bodies of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and their Institutional Suppliers Acquire "Disposable" Single-Use Plastic Products for Food Consumption| 2019 |Regulation
Costa RicaKeywordsPlastic polymers, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsResolución Nº 1558 - Prohíbe el ingreso de plásticos de un solo uso en las áreas del Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales Colombia.| 2019 |Regulation
ColombiaLa presente Resolución tiene por objeto prohibir el ingreso y uso de plásticos de un solo uso en las Areas del Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales con vocación ecoturística, con excepción de los plásticos de un solo uso destinados a propósitos y usos médicos, por razones de asepsia e higiene; y solo podrán ingresar elementos reutilizables. La presente Resolución aplica a visitantes y...
KeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsEnvironment Protection (Restriction on the manufacturing, importation, distribution and sale of Plastic Straws) Regulation, 2019 (S.I. No. 31 of 2019).| 2019 |Regulation
SeychellesThese Regulations, made under the Environment Protection, 2016 by the Minister responsible for Environment, prohibit the manufacturing, importation, distribution and sale of plastic straws for use within the Republic of Seychelles but allows import permits to be issued for non-plastic straws by the Ministry responsible for Finance and Trade subject to the approval of the Ministry responsible for...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Certification, Compostable plastics, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic polymers, Plastic straws, Product bans, Waste management, Waste preventionLey Nº 1973 - Ley por medio de la cual se regula y prohíbe el ingreso, comercialización y uso de bolsas y otros materiales plásticos en el Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina e Islas Menores que lo componen.| 2019 |Legislation
ColombiaLa presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer medidas de reducción del impacto ambiental producido por el ingreso, comercialización y uso de algunos materiales plásticos en el Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina. La presente Ley prohíbe el ingreso, comercialización o uso de bolsas plásticas que se utilizan para la disposición y transporte de objetos y mercancías en...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsLey Nº 9703 - Ley para la Prohibición del Poliestireno Expandido.| 2019 |Legislation
Costa RicaLa presente Ley para la Prohibición del Poliestireno Expandido, modifica la Ley de gestión integral de residuos, en el sentido de adicionar el Artículo 42 bis, que prohíbe la importación al territorio nacional, la comercialización y la entrega de envases y recipientes de poliestireno expandido en cualquier establecimiento comercial. Se exceptúan de esta prohibición: a) Los casos en los que por...
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyStyrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) Act No. 22 of 2019.| 2019 |Legislation
Saint LuciaThis Act lays down rules for the prohibition on import of styrofoam and plastic food service containers, prohibition on manufacturing, sale, use or distribution of styrofoam and plastic food service containers, and prohibition on sale of food in styrofoam and plastic food service containers. This Act shall not apply to a disposable plastic beverage container; packaged food with styrofoam and...
KeywordsDisposable cups, Eco-design , Enforcement, Plastic straws, Plastic utensils, Polystyrene, Product bans, Product design standards, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Styrofoam, Plastic food containers, Single-use plastic products, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic beverage containers, Fines, Thermoplastics, WasteRecycling and Reduction of Litter (Alaska Statutes: Title 46 Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation; Chapter 06)| 2019 |Legislation
United States of AmericaThis chapter of the Alaska Statutes provides for recycling and reduction of litter. The chapter provides that the Department of Environmental Conservation of Alaska (1) serves as the coordinating agency among public and private organizations in the state that are involved in the control, reduction, and recycling of litter; (2) assists local governments in the adoption and amendment of ordinances...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyProhibition on Certain Products that Contain Microbeads (Indiana Code: Title 13 Environment; Article 18 Water Pollution Control; Chapter 24)| 2019 |Legislation
United States of AmericaThis chapter of the Indiana Code concerns prohibition on certain products that contain microbeads. It provides that a person may not manufacture for sale or sell a personal care product or an over the counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.
KeywordsMicrobeads, Plastic wasteLaw No. 30884, Law that Regulates Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers| 2018 |Legislation
PeruLa presente Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases descartables, tiene por objeto establecer el marco regulatorio sobre el plástico de un solo uso, otros plásticos no reutilizables y los recipientes o envases descartables de poliestireno expandido (tecnopor) para alimentos y bebidas de consumo humano en el territorio nacional. Su finalidad es contribuir en la...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyPagination
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