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Legislation
| 2019 |
Saint Lucia
Styrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) Act No. 22 of 2019.

This Act lays down rules for the prohibition on import of styrofoam and plastic food service containers, prohibition on manufacturing, sale, use or distribution of styrofoam and plastic food service containers, and prohibition on sale of food in styrofoam and plastic food service containers. This Act shall not apply to a disposable plastic beverage container; packaged food with styrofoam and...

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Disposable cups, Eco-design , Enforcement, Plastic straws, Plastic utensils, Polystyrene, Product bans, Product design standards, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Styrofoam, Plastic food containers, Single-use plastic products, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic beverage containers, Fines, Thermoplastics, Waste
Legislation
| 2019 |
United States of America
Recycling and Reduction of Litter (Alaska Statutes: Title 46 Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation; Chapter 06)

This chapter of the Alaska Statutes provides for recycling and reduction of litter. The chapter provides that the Department of Environmental Conservation of Alaska (1) serves as the coordinating agency among public and private organizations in the state that are involved in the control, reduction, and recycling of litter; (2) assists local governments in the adoption and amendment of ordinances...

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Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Peru
Law No. 30884, Law that Regulates Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers

La presente Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases descartables, tiene por objeto establecer el marco regulatorio sobre el plástico de un solo uso, otros plásticos no reutilizables y los recipientes o envases descartables de poliestireno expandido (tecnopor) para alimentos y bebidas de consumo humano en el territorio nacional. Su finalidad es contribuir en la...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Ecuador
Ordenanza de Productos Plásticos de un Solo Uso y Específicamente de Sorbetes Plásticos, Envases, Tarrinas, Cubiertos, Vasos, Tazas de Plástico y de Foam y de Fundas Plásticas Tipo Camiseta, Inclusive Oxibiodegradables, en el Cantón Guayaquil

Mediante el Registro Oficial Suplemento 330 del 19 de septiembre de 2018 se publica la Ordenanza del Cantón Guayaquil para regular la fabricación, comercio de cualquier tipo, distribución y entrega de productos plásticos de un solo uso y específicamente de sorbetes plásticos, envases, tarrinas, cubiertos, vasos, tazas de plásticos y de foam y fundas plásticas tipo camiseta, inclusive...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Circular economy, Enforcement, Fiscal incentives, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
United States of America
Ordinance No. 779-2018
Keywords
Enforcement, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy