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Showing 1 - 10 of 109 resultsLaw 2232 of 2022| 2022 |Legislation
ColombiaWith the goal of safeguarding the fundamental rights to life, health, and enjoyment of a clean environment, measures are hereby established to reduce the production and consumption of single use plastics in the national territory, provisions set forth to permit their eventual substitution by sustainable alternatives as well as their reuse, and complementary measures further established.
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Biodegradable plastics, Certification, Circular economy, Eco-design , Economic instruments, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Just transition, Labelling, Life-cycle approach, Life-cycle assessment, Lightweight plastic carrier bags, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Plastic straws, Product bans, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Stakeholder engagement, Subsidies, Verification of compliance, Waste management, Waste management hierarchy, Waste pickers, Waste preventionLaw 7/2022, of the 8th of April, on waste and contaminated sites for a circular economy| 2022 |Legislation
SpainThe primary objective of any policy on waste should be to reduce to a minimum the negative effects of waste generation and management on human health and the environment. In equal measure and in accordance with the principles governing the circular economy, said policy should have as its objective the promotion of efficient use of resources, assuming a strategic position with the consensus of...
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Circular economy, Deposit-refund schemes , Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Labelling, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Product bans, Product design standards, Recycling, Toxic waste, Verification of compliance, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste preventionLaw N°21.368 Limiting the Generation of Disposable Products and Regulating Plastics| 2021 |Legislation
ChileThe present law has as its object the protection of the environment and the reduction of waste, limiting delivery of single-use products to retail alimentary establishments, promoting reuse and certification of single-use plastics, and regulating expendable plastic bottles.
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Certification, Circular economy, Deposit-refund schemes , Enforcement, Labelling, Littering, Plastic straws, Product bans, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Stakeholder engagement, Verification of compliance, Waste preventionPlastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010 (repealed)| 2021 |Legislation
AustraliaAn Act to restrict the supply of plastic shopping bags, and for other purposes. This is a republication of the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2021.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsPlastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.| 2021 |Regulation
IndiaThese Rules amend the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (principal Rules). Rule 2(1) is amended to expand the scope of the principal Rules to brand-owners and plastic waste processors. In Rule 3, definitions of non-woven plastic bag, plastic waste processing, single-use plastic commodity, thermoset plastic and thermoplastic are added. Rule 4 is amended to include list of items and products made...
KeywordsPlastic waste, Plastics, Waste management, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic sheets, Single-use plastic products, Thickness, Polystyrene, Recycling, Thermoplastics, Compostable plastics, StyrofoamAssembly Bill No. 2287 on Solid Waste| 2020 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Labelling, Product bans, Product standardization, Recycling, Waste management, Waste preventionEnvironment Protection (Control of single-use plastics Products) Regulations| 2020 |Regulation
MauritiusNo person shall import for home consumption, manufacture, possess, sell, supply or use any non-biodegradable single-use plastics products as specified. - Regulation of single use plastic pollution
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Certification, Circular economy, Exempted products, Product bans, Single-use plastic productsSan Francisco Environment Code - Chapter 17: Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance| 2020 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsCompostable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Waste management hierarchyPor Medio del cual se Prohíbe el Plástico de un Solo Uso no Biodegradable y el Poliestireno Expandido en los Procesos de Contratación en la Gobernación del Departamento del Valle del Cauca y se Dictan Otras Disposiciones| 2020 |Legislation
ColombiaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic productsPollution from Plastics Regulations (2020)| 2020 |Regulation
BelizeKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Polypropylene, PolystyrenePagination
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