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Showing 71 - 80 of 160 resultsThe Punjab State Plastic Carry Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control (Amendment) Act, 2016| 2016 |Legislation
IndiaKeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchyLaw no. 20,920 Establishes Framework for Waste Management, extended producer responsibility and Promotion of Recycling| 2016 |Regulation
ChileLa presente ley tiene por objeto disminuir la generación de residuos y fomentar su reutilización, reciclaje y otro tipo de valorización, a través de la instauración de la responsabilidad extendida del productor y otros instrumentos de gestión de residuos, con el fin de proteger la salud de las personas y el medio ambiente.
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyDécret n° 2016-1170 du 30 août 2016 relatif aux modalités de mise en œuvre de la limitation des gobelets, verres et assiettes jetables en matière plastique.| 2016 |Regulation
FranceLe présent décret, pris pour l'application de l'article 73 de la loi n° 2015-992 du 17 août 2015 relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte, définit les conditions d'application des dispositions législatives du code de l'environnement visant à interdire à partir du 1er janvier 2020 la mise à disposition des gobelets, verres et assiettes jetables en matière plastique. Il ne s...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchyDecreto Nº 5.537 - Por el cual se reglamenta la Ley Nº 5.414/2015 de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno.| 2016 |Regulation
ParaguayEl presente Decreto reglamenta la Ley de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno y encomienda al Ministerio de Industria y Comercio aprobar el Plan de promoción gradual del reemplazo de bolsas de polietileno de un solo uso. En dicho Plan se definirán los porcentajes de reducción gradual.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyUnited Kingdom, 2015, The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations| 2015 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyEU Directive 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regarding Regulation and Consumption of Light-weight Plastic Bags| 2015 |Regulation
European UnionThis Directive supplements Directive 94/62/EC by inserting new provisions that require Member States to take measures to achieve a sustained reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory. Those measures may include the use of national reduction targets, maintaining or introducing economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchyGalapagos Ban on Plastics| 2015 |Regulation
EcuadorKeywordsOxo-degradable plastics, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyNairobi City County Solid Waste Management Act (No. 5 of 2015).| 2015 |Legislation
KenyaThe objects of this Act are to- (a) provide a county legal framework for solid waste management function as spelt out in the Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya 2010; (b) pursuant to Article 69 (l)(d) of the Constitution, provide for a framework to encourage public participation in the management, protection and conservation of the environment; (c) provide for a legal basis...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Levies, Medical waste, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Waste management hierarchyLey Nº 5.414 – Ley de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno.| 2015 |Legislation
ParaguayEsta Ley promueve la disminución del uso de bolsas de polietileno, que deberán ser progresivamente reemplazadas por otras reutilizadas o confeccionadas con materiales biodegradables alternativos no contaminantes y reutilizables.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyDecree No. 16/2015 establishing the Regulation on the management and control of plastic bag.| 2015 |Regulation
MozambiqueThis Law, consisting of 2 Chapters, establishes the Regulation on the management and control of plastic bag. This Regulation establishes procedures for the management and control of the plastic bag, with regard to its production, import, sale and use in order to reduce negative impacts on human health and the environment in general and applies to all public and private entities, natural and legal...
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