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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| 2013 |
Pakistan
Prohibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products (manufacturing, sale and usage) Regulations 2013.

These Regulations, consisting of 8 sections and one Schedule, establish the prohibition of manufacture, sale and use of non-degradable scheduled plastic products. They apply to the Islamabad Capital Territory and specify that: No person shall import, manufacture, stockpile, trade, supply, distribute, sell or use any scheduled plastic product which is non-degradable. Any license or permission for...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2013 |
Latvia
Cabinet Regulation No. 184 of 2013 on Separate Waste Collection, Preparation for Re-use, Recycling and Material Recovery

The Regulation prescribes the waste categories and the time period for separate collection of municipal waste within administrative territories of local governments; the objectives of preparation of municipal waste, recycling and material recovery; and the types of re-usable, recyclable or recoverable construction and building destruction waste, the amount and time period for re-use, recycling or...

Keywords
Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2013 |
Australia
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013.

This Act, consisting of eight Sections, aims at establishing protecting measures to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. It establishes inspections, composition, and environmental standards of such plastic bags in order to comply with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, as they are...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2013 |
Seychelles
Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Labels) Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No 27 of 2013).

These Regulations, made under section 13 of the Environment Protection Act 1994, prescribe environmental standards for bottles and labels for beverages. All beverage containers imported, manufactured, distributed, traded in or use shall be made of PET or glass and labeled by paper or PET film. The import, manufacture, trade and commercial distribution of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) labels shall be...

Keywords
Labelling, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2012 |
Viet Nam
Circular No. 159/2012/TT-BTC amending and supplementing Circular No. 152/2011/TT-BTC of 11 November 2011 guiding the Government's Decree No. 67/2011/ND-CP of 8 August 2011, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax.

This Circular amends and supplements Circular No. 152/2011/TT-BTC by requiring that bags made from high-density polyethylene resin, low-density polyethylene, or linear low-density polyethylene resin are all subject to environmental taxes, except for nature-friendly products as certified by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The Circular also provides that goods that are exported or...

Keywords
Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2012 |
Brazil
Law No. 7.465 on the obligation of using biodegradable packaging.

This Law, consisting of 8 articles, establishes the obligation of using biodegradable packaging by commercial purpose within the State of Sergipe. It specifies that any plastic material used to pack for commercial purpose must be oxo-biodegradable plastic packaging – OBP.

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchy