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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Portugal
Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 141/2018

Promove uma utilização mais sustentável de recursos na Administração Pública através da redução do consumo de papel e de produtos de plástico.

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Circular economy, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
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| 2018 |
Ecuador
Ordenanza de Productos Plásticos de un Solo Uso y Específicamente de Sorbetes Plásticos, Envases, Tarrinas, Cubiertos, Vasos, Tazas de Plástico y de Foam y de Fundas Plásticas Tipo Camiseta, Inclusive Oxibiodegradables, en el Cantón Guayaquil

Mediante el Registro Oficial Suplemento 330 del 19 de septiembre de 2018 se publica la Ordenanza del Cantón Guayaquil para regular la fabricación, comercio de cualquier tipo, distribución y entrega de productos plásticos de un solo uso y específicamente de sorbetes plásticos, envases, tarrinas, cubiertos, vasos, tazas de plásticos y de foam y fundas plásticas tipo camiseta, inclusive...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Circular economy, Enforcement, Fiscal incentives, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
United States of America
Ordinance No. 779-2018
Keywords
Enforcement, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Spain
Ley Foral 14/2018, de 18 de junio, de Residuos y su Fiscalidad

La presente Ley tiene por objeto la prevención de la generación de residuos y la mejora en su gestión con el fin de cumplir con la jerarquía de residuos y alcanzar los objetivos de la economía circular y cambio climático en el marco de las competencias de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra, de acuerdo con lo establecido en la Ley Nº 22/2011, de residuos y suelos contaminados. En concreto, la presente...

Keywords
Compostable plastics, Domestic waste, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Uruguay
Ley Nº 19.655 – Uso sustentable de bolsas plásticas.

Por medio de la presente Ley se declara de interés general la prevención y reducción del impacto ambiental derivado de la utilización de bolsas plásticas, mediante acciones para desestimular su uso, promover su reuso, reciclado y otras formas de valorización. El alcance de la ley comprende todas las bolsas plásticas utilizadas para contener y transportar productos y bienes que sean entregadas a un...

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