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Showing 101 - 110 of 195 resultsDecreto 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 hierarchyArrêté N° 2016-284/PRE du 20/04/2016 portant interdiction d'importation et de commercialisation des sacs plastiques non biodégradables, non produits en République de Djibouti.| 2016 |Regulation
DjiboutiLe présent arrêté interdit d'importer et de commercialiser des sacs plastiques non biodégradables, non produits en République de Djibouti à partir du 1er mai 2016.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Product bansSingel-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 productsRegulation (2016: 1041) on plastic bags.| 2016 |Regulation
SwedenRepealedThis Regulation, made under section 13 of Chapter 15 of the Environmental Code, contains provisions on the obligation of those who provide plastic bags to the public to inform the consumer on such bags and their environmental impact in order to reduce the consumption of such bags and thereby reduce littering and promote more efficient resource utilization. Those who manufacture plastic bags shall...
KeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Plastic wasteEnvironmental Law for the State of Chiapas| 2015 |Legislation
MexicoThis law is of public order, social interest and general observance in the territory of the State of Chiapas; Its purpose is the conservation of biodiversity, restoration of the ecological balance, protection of the environment, the rational use of its resources, education and environmental culture to promote the sustainable development of the State, in accordance with the provisions of the...
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Compostable plastics, Life-cycle approach, Plastic carrier bags, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste managementUnited 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 hierarchyEnvironment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations| 2015 |Regulation
MauritiusKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Product bansEU Directive 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regarding Regulation and Consumption of Light-weight Plastic Bags| 2015 |Regulation
European UnionThis Directive supplements Directive 94/62/EC by inserting new provisions that require Member States to take measures to achieve a sustained reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory. Those measures may include the use of national reduction targets, maintaining or introducing economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchyEnvironment Management (Plastics) Regulations| 2015 |Regulation
MalawiKeywordsLabelling, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Plastic polymers, Product bansPagination
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