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Showing 81 - 90 of 160 resultsLei n.º 82-D/2014| 2014 |Legislation
PortugalProcede à alteração das normas fiscais ambientais nos sectores da energia e emissões, transportes, água, resíduos, ordenamento do território, florestas e biodiversidade, introduzindo ainda um regime de tributação dos sacos de plástico e um regime de incentivo ao abate de veículos em fim de vida, no quadro de uma reforma da fiscalidade ambiental.
KeywordsFiscal incentives, Levies, Waste management hierarchyCalifornia SB-270 Solid waste: Single-use Carryout Bags| 2014 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyPackaging Management Decree| 2014 |Regulation
NetherlandsKeywordsEnforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchyGovernment Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste (518/2014)| 2014 |Regulation
FinlandKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Labelling, Polyethylene, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyAcuerdo Ministerial 19. Políticas para Gestión Integral de Plásticos en el Ecuador| 2014 |Legislation
EcuadorKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Bioplastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyProtection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 No. 666.| 2014 |Regulation
AustraliaThis Regulation, consisting of 115 sections divided into eleven Parts and completed by two Schedules, implements the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 by providing specifications on waste management, transport and disposal. The Regulation is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary (1); Contributions by occupiers of scheduled waste facilities (2); Records, measurement of waste...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Toxic waste, Waste management hierarchyWaste Volume Reduction and Recycling| 2014 |Regulation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchySindh Environmental Protection Act, 2014 (No. VIII of 2014).| 2014 |Legislation
PakistanThis Act, consisting of 37 sections divided into eleven Parts, provides for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, for the prevention and control of pollution, and promotion of sustainable development. In addition, it establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the Sindh Environmental Protection Council, entitled to: co-ordinate and supervise...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyBaringo County Polythene Materials Control and Management Act, 2014.| 2014 |Legislation
KenyaThis Act establishes a framework within which the County Government of Baringo shall conserve and protect the environment and natural resources of the County from the use and disposal of plastic and polythene material, It also provides for a system for the management and disposal of plastic and polythene waste and encourages recycling and re-use of plastic and polythene packaging materials. Every...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyGovernment Decree on a Return System for Beverage Containers (526/2013)| 2013 |Regulation
FinlandKeywordsRecyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyPagination
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