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Showing 71 - 80 of 131 resultsSolid Waste Management Proclamation (No. 513 of 2007).| 2007 |Legislation
EthiopiaThis Proclamation makes provision for the management of solid waste and for designation and implementation of solid waste management action plans at the lowest administrative units of urban administrations so as to ensure community participation. The objective of the Proclamation is to enhance at all levels capacities to prevent possible adverse impacts while creating economically and socially...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste managementRegulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)| 2006 |Regulation
European UnionThe purpose of this Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment, including the promotion of alternative methods for assessment of hazards of substances, as well as the free circulation of substances on the internal market while enhancing competitiveness and innovation.
KeywordsHazardous waste, Labelling, Life-cycle approach, Life-cycle assessment, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Polyvinyl chloride, Recycling, Toxic waste, Waste disposal, Waste managementLaw for the Prevention and Integral Management of Urban Solid Waste and Special Management for the State of Puebla| 2006 |Legislation
MexicoKeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Economic instruments, Fiscal incentives, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic straws, Single-use plastic products, Stakeholder engagement, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste managementEnvironment Protection (Collection, Storage, Treatment, Use and Disposal of Waste Oil) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. 208 of 2006).| 2006 |Regulation
MauritiusRepealedThese Regulations provide for the control of the collection, treatment and disposal of oil used in relation with mechanic devices, cooking oil and similar oils. Treatment or disposal of such oil requires a licence to be granted under these Regulations. Any person whose industrial, commercial or other activity generates waste oil (“generator”) shall treat, store and label the oil in the manner as...
KeywordsWaste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Labelling, Domestic waste, Hazardous wasteWaste Management Act, 2005 (No. 11 of 2005).| 2006 |Legislation
TongaThis Act makes provision for the collection, management and disposal of waste in Tonga. For these purposes, the Act makes provision for the designation of waste management service areas and for the appointment of Approved Waste Authorities for waste management service areas. The Act defines functions, powers and internal organization of Approved Waste Authorities and powers of the Minister with...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste managementDahir n° 1-06-153 portant promulgation de la loi n° 28-00 relative à la gestion des déchets et à leur élimination.| 2006 |Legislation
MoroccoLa présente loi a pour objet de prévenir et de protéger la santé de l'homme, la faune, la flore, les eaux, l'air, le sol, les écosystèmes, les sites et paysages et l'environnement en général contre les effets nocifs des déchets. A cet effet, elle vise: la prévention de la nocivité des déchets et la réduction de leur production; l'organisation de la collecte, du transport, du stockage, du...
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste export, Waste management, Waste preventionEnvironmental Management and Coordination (Waste Management) Regulations, 2006 (Cap. 387).| 2006 |Regulation
KenyaThese Regulations define rules for the management of waste in general and for the management of solid waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste, pesticides and toxic substances, biomedical waste and radioactive substances in particular. The Regulations prohibit the pollution of public places in general and require any person whose activities generate waste to collect, segregate and dispose or cause...
KeywordsWaste, Waste management, Medical waste, Hazardous waste, Disposal facilities, Waste disposalLaw No. 21 of 2005 on Waste Management.| 2005 |Legislation
United Arab EmiratesThe aim of this Law is to regulate the management of waste in Abu Dhabi. It's composed of 8 Chapters divided into 12 articles. Chapter I deals with terms and definitions. Chapters II-VI specify the responsibilities of the following authorities, facilities and parties interested in the management of waste: Competent Authority; Concerned Parties; Generators of Waste; Storage, Treatment and Disposal...
KeywordsEconomic instruments, Hazardous waste, Product bans, Waste disposalGovernment Ordinance establishing rules concerning the identification of packaging wastes and their recycling.| 2005 |Regulation
SlovakiaThis Government Ordinance is composed of four articles and two annexes. Compulsory rules concerning the identification of packaging wastes and their recycling are specified in Annex 1. Annex 2 contains the list of European Community Regulations implemented by this ordinance.
KeywordsCertification, Extended Producer Responsibility, Labelling, Recycling, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste preventionEnvironmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005, PU(A) 294/2005.| 2005 |Regulation
MalaysiaThese Regulations provide for the disposal, treatment, management, storage and transport of scheduled wastes. Scheduled wastes means any waste falling within the categories of waste listed in the First Schedule attached to these Regulations. Every waste generator shall make sure that any scheduled wastes generated shall be properly stored, treated on-site, delivered to and received at prescribed...
KeywordsPlastic waste, Waste, Waste disposal, Waste managementPagination
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