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Showing 121 - 130 of 131 resultsLitter Prohibition Act 1983 (No. 6 of 1983).| 1983 |Legislation
NauruThis Act defines the offence of littering of any place in the open air and defines powers of District constables for purposes of enforcement of provisions of this Act. The Act also requires private persons to report on witnessing acts of littering.
KeywordsLittering, Product bans, Waste disposal, Waste managementCoast Conservation Act, No. 57 of 1981.| 1981 |Legislation
Sri LankaThe text consists of 42 sections divided into 5 Parts: Administration (I); Coastal Zone Management (II); Permit Procedure (III); General (IV); Amendment and Modification of Certain Written Laws. There shall be established a Coast Conservation Advisory Council and there shall be appointed a Director of Coast Conservation (sects. 2-10). The Director shall submit to the Council a comprehensive...
KeywordsIntegrated coastal zone management, Marine litter, Waste disposalDumping At Sea Control Act (No. 73 of 1980).| 1980 |Legislation
NamibiaThe Act regulates the dumping of substances in the sea. Section 2 places restrictions on the loading or dumping of substances mentioned in Schedule 1 and 2 and dumping of substances in general. A special permit or a general permit authorizing dumping may be issued by the Secretary of Industries, who must take into account the factors set out in Schedule 3. The Secretary may attach conditions to...
KeywordsDumping, Hazardous waste, Marine litter, Maritime sources, Plastic waste, Pollution of the marine environment, Toxic waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Ocean dumping, FinesComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).| 1980 |Legislation
United States of AmericaThis Act authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to respond to releases, or threatened releases, of hazardous substances that may endanger public health, welfare, or the environment. The Act also enables EPA to force parties responsible for environmental contamination to clean it up or to reimburse the Superfund (created under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization...
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste preventionNational Environmental Act 1980 (No. 47 of 1980).| 1980 |Legislation
Sri LankaThe Act provides for the establishment of the Central Environmental Authority, whose functions and duties shall be: (a) to recommend to the Minister the national environmental policy and the criteria to be taken into account for the protection of the environment; (b) to undertake surveys and investigations; (c) to conduct, promote and coordinate research; (d) to specify standards and methods to be...
KeywordsWaste disposal, Waste management, Waste preventionLitter Act 1979| 1979 |Legislation
New ZealandKeywordsLittering, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste managementEnvironmental Quality Act| 1974 |Legislation
MalaysiaKeywordsHazardous waste, Waste, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste managementHazardous Substances Act, 1973.| 1973 |Legislation
South AfricaThis Act makes provision with respect to the control of the manufacture, importation, placing on the market and use of hazardous substances, which are declared and grouped as such by the Minister under section 2. The Act provides for licensing of supply, letting, use, operation, application and installation of classified substances and the examination, control and disposal of imported substances...
KeywordsCertification, Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Pollution of the marine environment, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste management, LabellingTitle 42 U.S. Code - Chapter 82—Solid Waste Disposal – Resource Recovery and Conservation Act|Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsDomestic waste, Plastic waste, Recycling, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste management hierarchyMeasures to Further Improve the System of Household Waste Management|Legislation
UzbekistanKeywordsPlastic waste, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste preventionPagination
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Plastic carrier bags
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