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Showing 91 - 100 of 160 resultsProhibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products (manufacturing, sale and usage) Regulations 2013.| 2013 |Regulation
PakistanThese 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...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyCabinet Regulation No. 184 of 2013 on Separate Waste Collection, Preparation for Re-use, Recycling and Material Recovery| 2013 |Regulation
LatviaThe 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...
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Waste management hierarchyPlastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013.| 2013 |Legislation
AustraliaThis 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...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchyEnvironment Protection (Beverage Containers and Labels) Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No 27 of 2013).| 2013 |Regulation
SeychellesThese 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...
KeywordsLabelling, Waste management hierarchyMarine Debris Research, Prevention and Reduction Act, 2006 Amendments 2012| 2012 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsMarine litter, Plastic polymers, Waste management hierarchyAct, Reorganising the Law on Closed Cycle Management and Waste| 2012 |Legislation
GermanyKeywordsCircular economy, Hazardous waste, Life-cycle approach, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchyAn Ordinance to Regulate the Use of Carryout Bags and Promote the Use of Reusable Bags| 2012 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyCircular 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.| 2012 |Regulation
Viet NamThis 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...
KeywordsLevies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchyChapter 8.74: Single-Use Plastic Carryout Bags| 2012 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyLaw No. 7.465 on the obligation of using biodegradable packaging.| 2012 |Legislation
BrazilThis 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.
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