This Act concerns the conservation and management of the environment in Malawi and prescribes environmental standards. It also concerns the conservation and managebasment of biological (genetic) resources. The Act consists of 119 sections divided into 17 Parts, covering main areas of environmental concern as follows: Preliminary (I); General principles (II); the Environment Protection Authority...

National Solid Waste Management Strategy- This plan is prepared by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) on the recognition of the urgent need to improve solid waste management in the country. It provides the framework for future directions, regulations, funding and action plans to improve solid waste management in order to achieve consistency and coordination. The vision of the...

This law is of public order, social interest and general observance in the territory of the State of Chiapas; Its purpose is the conservation of biodiversity, restoration of the ecological balance, protection of the environment, the rational use of its resources, education and environmental culture to promote the sustainable development of the State, in accordance with the provisions of the...

The purpose of the Code is to establish a legal framework in the field of waste management, to implement measures that will facilitate waste prevention and its increased re-use as well as environmentally safe treatment of waste (which includes recycling and separation of secondary raw materials, energy recovery from waste and safe disposal of waste). In addition, the objectives of the Code include...

Provide an appropriate legal and institutional framework and mechanisms for the management of E-waste handling, collection, transportation, recycling and safe disposal of e-waste.

This Regulation lays down detailed provisions on the management, transport and disposal of urban waste. It aims at protecting public health and the environment against damages caused by waste production. Waste prevention and reduction of harzadous waste is among the main principles of the Regulation. Article 4 provides for the classification of waste. Further the Regulation defines the functions...

The purpose of this Act is to reduce the quantity and the harmfulness to the environment of materials and substances contained in packaging and packaging waste and the quantity and environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste on the stage of the production process, marketing, distribution and processing, in particular by producing clean products and the use of clean technologies. This Act...

This Regulation implements the Waste Prevention and Management Act, 2009. The Regulation aims to establish a sound waste management system through the efficient collection, segregation, treatment, storage, transportation, reuse, recycling and safe disposal of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. The Regulation classifies wastes into medical waste, municipal waste, industrial waste and e-waste and for...