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Showing 61 - 70 of 180 resultsDecree-Law No. 2/2017 approving the Urban Solid Waste Management System.| 2017 |Legislation
Timor-LesteThis Decree-Law, consisting of 57 articles divided into eight Chapters, defines the rules that govern the solid waste management system in Timor-Leste. The provision related to the urban waste management service complies with the following principles: a) Protection of public health and the environment; b) Promotion of universality and equal access; c) Quality and continuity of service protecting...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste preventionNational Solid Waste Management Strategy| 2017 |Policy
NamibiaNational Solid Waste Management Strategy- This plan is prepared by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) on the recognition of the urgent need to improve solid waste management in the country. It provides the framework for future directions, regulations, funding and action plans to improve solid waste management in order to achieve consistency and coordination. The vision of the...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Plastic waste, Waste management, Waste, Waste disposal, Recycling, Hazardous waste, Waste collection, Waste minimization, Enforcement, ConsultationsBILL NO. 31-0379 - THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session| 2016 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packagingFisheries Management and Development Act, 2016 (No. 35 of 2016).| 2016 |Legislation
KenyaThis Act provides with respect to a wide range of matters concerning the fisheries sector including fisheries management and conservation, aquaculture and fish processing and marketing. It establishes the Kenya Fisheries Advisory Council (“Council”), The Kenya Fisheries Service (“Service”), The Fish Marketing Authority (“Authority”), the Fisheries Research and Development Fund and the Fish Levy...
KeywordsFines, Levies, Marine plastic litter, Maritime sources, Pollution of the marine environment, Consultations, Fishing gear, Impacts, Certification, Labelling, Stakeholder engagement, Integrated coastal zone management, Enforcement, WasteDecreto Nº 5.537 - Por el cual se reglamenta la Ley Nº 5.414/2015 de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno.| 2016 |Regulation
ParaguayEl presente Decreto reglamenta la Ley de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno y encomienda al Ministerio de Industria y Comercio aprobar el Plan de promoción gradual del reemplazo de bolsas de polietileno de un solo uso. En dicho Plan se definirán los porcentajes de reducción gradual.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyFisheries law of the Federal Republic of Somalia (Review of 2016).| 2016 |Legislation
SomaliaThis Law makes provision for the management and conservation of (principally) marine aquatic resources and habitat and the development of the fishery industry in Somalia. The Law consists 44 sections divided into 8 Parts (without titles). The Act also designates the Somali coastline of 200 nautical miles width and within this a protection zone that protects coastal fishermen and of 24 nautical...
KeywordsEnforcement, Fines, Pollution of the marine environment, Fishing gear, Certification, Waste, DumpingSingel-Use Plastic Carryout Bag Reduction Ordinance| 2016 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsStyrofoam and Plastic Products Prohibition Act| 2016 |Legislation
Marshall IslandsKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Product bans, Recycling, Single-use plastic productsClosing the Loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy| 2015 |Legislation
European UnionKeywordsCircular economy, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Hazardous waste, Labelling, Life-cycle approach, Plastic wasteUnited Kingdom, 2015, The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations| 2015 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyPagination
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