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Showing 61 - 70 of 87 resultsRegulation (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 managementLey Nº 13.592 - Gestión integral de los residuos sólidos urbanos.| 2006 |Legislation
ArgentinaLa presente Ley establece los procedimientos de gestión de los residuos sólidos urbanos, tanto de origen doméstico como comercial, institucional o industrial, basándose sobre los principios de precaución, prevención, monitoreo, control ambiental y responsabilidad del causante. Las reglas de gestión establecidas abarcan las etapas de generación, disposición inicial, recolección, transporte...
KeywordsRecycling, Stakeholder engagement, Waste management, Waste pickersWaste Management (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations, 2006 (L.N. 277 of 2006).| 2006 |Regulation
MaltaThese Regulations provide additional measures, procedures and guidance to those laid down in the Waste Management (Permit and Control) Regulations, 2001, which aim, as a first priority, at preventing the production of packaging waste and, as additional fundamental principles, at reusing packaging, at recycling and other forms of recovering packaging waste and, hence, at reducing the final disposal...
KeywordsDeposit-refund schemes , Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Plastic waste, Recycling, 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 preventionNational Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure 2011| 2005 |Legislation
AustraliaPurpose The goal of the Used Packaging Materials NEPM is to: · reduce environmental degradation arising from the disposal of used packaging; · conserve virgin materials through the encouragement of waste avoidance; and · the re-use and recycling of used packaging materials; by supporting and complementing the voluntary strategies in the Covenant and by assisting in the assessment of the...
KeywordsPlastic packaging, Recycling, Waste preventionRegulation on packaging and packaging waste.| 2005 |Regulation
CroatiaRepealedThis Regulation prescribes complete measures and standards aimed to regulate the handling of packaging and packaging waste, and particularly regarding to the: obligations of the producer, importer, packaging manufacturer and seller in the course of production, traffic and use of packaging and packaging waste; informing the producer and consumer on the important characteristics of the product and...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Plastic packaging, Plastic waste, Recycling, Waste export, Waste managementGovernment 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 preventionLaw on the Prevention and Management of Urban Solid Waste and Special Management for the State of Veracruz| 2004 |Legislation
MexicoKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Economic instruments, Life-cycle approach, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic straws, Product design standards, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Stakeholder engagement, Waste managementSolid Waste Law for Mexico City| 2003 |Legislation
MexicoLa presente Ley es de observancia en el Distrito Federal, sus disposiciones son de orden público e interés social, y tiene por objeto regular la gestión integral de los residuos sólidos considerados como no peligrosos, así como la prestación del servicio público de limpia.
KeywordsDeposit-refund schemes , Life-cycle approach, Microplastics, Plastic carrier bags, Recycling, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste managementLaw No. 30 of 2002| 2002 |Legislation
QatarKeywordsHazardous waste, Plastic waste, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste managementPagination
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Plastic carrier bags
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Plastic packaging
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Primary microplastics
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