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| 2019 |
Spain
Ley 8/2019, de 19 de febrero, de residuos y suelos contaminados de las Illes Balears

El objeto de esta ley es la ordenación del régimen de prevención en la producción y la gestión de los residuos y la regulación de los suelos contaminados en el ámbito territorial de las Illes Balears, en el marco de la legislación básica estatal y de la legislación comunitaria.

Keywords
Hazardous waste, Microplastics, Plastic carrier bags, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2019 |
Kenya
National Sustainable Waste Management Bill
Keywords
Circular economy, Deposit-refund schemes , Domestic waste, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Medical waste, Toxic waste, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2019 |
Costa Rica
Ley Nº 9703 - Ley para la Prohibición del Poliestireno Expandido.

La 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...

Keywords
Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2019 |
United States of America
Recycling and Reduction of Litter (Alaska Statutes: Title 46 Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation; Chapter 06)

This 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...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Peru
Law No. 30884, Law that Regulates Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers

La 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...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2018 |
New Zealand
Waste Minimisation (Plastic Shopping Bags) Regulations 2018

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2019, prohibit retailers from selling plastic shopping bags in New Zealand for the purpose of distributing goods sold by the retailers. The regulations define plastic as including any plastic material that is manufactured from any source, whether or not it is designed to degrade in a particular way. This definition includes plastic that is...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polypropylene, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2018 |
Peru
Supreme Decree No. 013-2018-MINAM that approves the reduction of single-use plastic and promotes the responsible consumption of plastic in the Executive Power entities

El presente Decreto Supremo tiene como objeto promover el consumo responsable del plástico y reducir el uso plástico de un solo uso en las entidades del Poder Ejecutivo, debiendo reemplazarlos progresivamente por plástico reutilizable, biodegradable u otros cuya degradación no genere contaminación por microplásticos o sustancias peligrosas y que aseguren su valorización. Las entidades públicas del...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Microplastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy