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Showing 81 - 90 of 180 resultsAcuerdo Ministerial 19. Políticas para Gestión Integral de Plásticos en el Ecuador| 2014 |Legislation
EcuadorKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Bioplastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyAssignment of Functions (Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement) Notice, 2014 (S.I. 24 of 2014).| 2014 |Regulation
ZimbabweThis Notice of the President assigns to the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement - (a) the administration of the Acts set out in the Schedule; and (b) the functions conferred or imposed on the Minister save to the extent that those functions have not been assigned to some other Minister. The list of Scheduled Acts includes the Acquisition of Farm Equipment and Material Act, the Agricultural...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Labelling, Plastic polymers, Plastic wasteLoi n° 007/2014 du 01 août 2014 relative à la protection de l'environnement en République gabonaise.| 2014 |Legislation
GabonLa présente loi, prise en application des dispositions de l’article 47 de la Constitution, fixe les dispositions spécifiques applicables à la protection de l’environnement en République Gabonaise. La présente loi détermine les principes généraux de la politique nation ale de protection de l'Environnement contribuant à la promotion du développement durable. Ces principes tendent notamment à la...
KeywordsDomestic waste, Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Toxic waste, Waste disposal, Waste managementSomaliland Environmental Management Law| 2014 |Legislation
SomaliaTo provide a framework for a structured, uniform public and environmental health system. - Provides environmental quality standards for various types of pollution and authorises power to certain agencies and directors. To promote the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste and establish adequate environmental monitoring.
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste managementWaste Volume Reduction and Recycling| 2014 |Regulation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyProvisions on the Prohibition of the Sale and Use of Disposable Non-Degradable Plastic Bags and Plastic Tableware in Jilin Province (Order No. 244 of the Jilin Provincial People's Government)| 2014 |Regulation
ChinaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsSindh Environmental Protection Act, 2014 (No. VIII of 2014).| 2014 |Legislation
PakistanThis Act, consisting of 37 sections divided into eleven Parts, provides for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, for the prevention and control of pollution, and promotion of sustainable development. In addition, it establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the Sindh Environmental Protection Council, entitled to: co-ordinate and supervise...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyRegional Legislative Decree No. 10/2014/A establishing protecting measures to reduce the consumption of plastic bags.| 2014 |Regulation
PortugalThis Regional Legislative Decree, consisting of 14 articles, establishes protecting measures to reduce the consumption of plastic bags and approves the legal regime for environmental fee for the use of plastic bags distributed to the final consumer, so called Ecotaxa.
KeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic wasteBaringo County Polythene Materials Control and Management Act, 2014.| 2014 |Legislation
KenyaThis Act establishes a framework within which the County Government of Baringo shall conserve and protect the environment and natural resources of the County from the use and disposal of plastic and polythene material, It also provides for a system for the management and disposal of plastic and polythene waste and encourages recycling and re-use of plastic and polythene packaging materials. Every...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchyWater Resources Act| 2013 |Legislation
NamibiaProvide for the management, protection, development, use and conservation of water resources; to provide for the regulation and monitoring of water services and to provide for incidental matters. - Ensure that the water resources of Namibia are managed, developed, used conserved and protected in a matter consistent with fundamental principles
KeywordsEnforcement, Pollution of the marine environment, Waste disposal, Waste managementPagination
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