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Showing 41 - 50 of 87 resultsSolid and Hazardous Waste Management Regulations| 2011 |Regulation
NamibiaProhibition of littering and dumping, outlines waste disposal facilities and responsibility of Council for collection and disposal of solid and hazardous waste
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Verification of compliance, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste management hierarchyNational Domestic Waste Collection Standards| 2011 |Regulation
South AfricaSet standards for the collection of domestic waste in the schedule hereto.
KeywordsDomestic waste, Recycling, Stakeholder engagement, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste pickersNational Environmental (Electric/Electronic Sector) Regulations, 2011. S.I. no. 23/2011.| 2011 |Regulation
NigeriaThe purpose of these Regulations, made under the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act, is to prevent and minimise pollution from all operations and activities of the electrical and electronic sector. According to these Regulations, which apply the Polluter Pays Principle, a facility or a corporate of the sector shall submit to the competent Agency an emergency...
KeywordsEnforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste, RecyclingWaste Regulations, 2011 [S.L.549.63].| 2011 |Regulation
MaltaThese regulations are composed by 37 articles organised in seven parts, plus ten schedules. The first Part covers the scope of the Regulations, which is the implementation of the EU legislation on waste, the objective of which is to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste and by reducing overall impacts of...
KeywordsPlastic waste, Recycling, Waste collectionSustainable Environment Management Law for the State of Durango| 2010 |Legislation
MexicoThis Law regulates Article 26 of the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, in accordance with the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection, in the terms established in Article 73, section XXIX-G of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.
KeywordsEconomic instruments, Life-cycle approach, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic straws, Product design standards, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Waste managementArrêté n°1489/MECIT du 16 juin 2010 portant interdiction d'importation et de commercialisation de sachets plastiques non recyclables en République gabonaise.| 2010 |Regulation
GabonLe présent arrêté a pour objet l'interdiction d'importation et de commercialisation au Gabon de sachets plastiques non recyclables.
KeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Product bans, RecyclingWaste Management Act 2010.| 2010 |Legislation
SamoaThis Act makes provision for the collection, management, recycling and disposal of waste in Samoa. For these purposes, the Act makes provision for the designation of waste management service areas by the Minister and for the designation of approved waste management operators by the Ministry. The Act also requires a permit to be obtained for dumping and incineration of wastes at sea and provides...
KeywordsHazardous waste, Plastic waste, Recycling, Stakeholder engagement, Waste managementRegulation on the criteria for the calculation of charges for packaging or packaged product and exemption from payment of fees.| 2010 |Regulation
SerbiaThis Regulation officially defines and establishes the criteria for the calculation of charges for packaging or packaged product on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, and exemption from payment of these fees, bond payments, as well as the manner of calculation and payment of fees. The fee (compensation) for packaging or packaged product that after use becomes packaging waste shall be...
KeywordsCertification, Labelling, Plastic packaging, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste managementEnvironmental Management (Solid Waste) Regulations| 2009 |Regulation
United Republic of TanzaniaDetails the requirements and responsibilities for managing solid waste in Tanzania. - The local authority will also issue licences to individuals or companies qualified to operate solid waste disposal sites. Highlight waste minimisation and cleaner production principles
KeywordsExempted products, Lightweight plastic carrier bags, Personal protective equipment, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste pickersLaw for Packaging and Packaging Waste Management| 2009 |Legislation
North MacedoniaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Product bans, Recycling, Waste managementPagination
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