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 |
Colombia
Law 2232 of 2022

With the goal of safeguarding the fundamental rights to life, health, and enjoyment of a clean environment, measures are hereby established to reduce the production and consumption of single use plastics in the national territory, provisions set forth to permit their eventual substitution by sustainable alternatives as well as their reuse, and complementary measures further established.

Keywords
Alternative plastics and plastic products, Biodegradable plastics, Certification, Circular economy, Eco-design , Economic instruments, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Just transition, Labelling, Life-cycle approach, Life-cycle assessment, Lightweight plastic carrier bags, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Plastic straws, Product bans, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Stakeholder engagement, Subsidies, Verification of compliance, Waste management, Waste management hierarchy, Waste pickers, Waste prevention
Legislation
| 2020 |
United States of America
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
Keywords
Marine litter, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 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
Legislation
| 2020 |
Egypt
Waste Management Law No.202 of 2020.

This Law consisting of 80 articles divided in VI Sections aims at regulating the organization of waste management in Egypt, excluding if related to nuclear and radiological activities (regulated by Law No.7 of 2010). Main goals of the Law are (i) develop an integrated management of municipal, industrial, agricultural, demolition and construction waste as well as their safe disposal; (ii) reduce...

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