This Act, consisting of 16 Chapters divided into 302 sections, aims at promoting waste avoidance and reduction, and resource recovery and efficiency actions; reducing the consumption of natural resources and minimizing the disposal of waste by encouraging waste avoidance and the recovery, re-use and recycling of waste; minimizing the overall impact of waste generation and disposal; ensuring a...

These Regulations, consisting of 13 sections divided into four Parts and completed by one Schedule, declare certain liquids not to be beverages and exempts certain beverage containers from the operation of the container deposit scheme (CDS). A regulated container is a container to which the CDS applies and for which a supply approval is in force and that bears the approved refund marking. The...

The purpose of the present Act is to reduce landfill waste and litter left on roads and in waterways, and to establish beverage container standards, Recycling Centres. The Act includes a deposit/refund system for soft drink, juice and alcohol containers; uniform labelling, size and type specifications. The text - consisting of 23 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: definition...

Le présent décret fixe les modalités de la gestion de la production, de l’importation, de la distribution, de la commercialisation, de l’usage, de la collecte et du recyclage des sachets et emballages plastiques au Togo. Ce décret interdit la production, l’importation, la distribution et la commercialisation des sachets et emballages plastiques non biodégradables au Togo. Par contre, il autorise...

This Law regulates the requirements for environmental protection that must be met by packaging in general during its production, placing on the market and putting into use and the treatment of packaging waste. This text is covering the obligations and responsibilities of economic operators and other entities participating in the production process, placing on the market and putting into use of...

The present Regulation enforces the Waste Reduction and Prevention Act. The Regulation requires affected companies to register as product stewards and to remit fees that are used to cover up to 80% of the cost of municipal recycling programmes. The text consists of 21 sections.