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Showing 101 - 109 of 109 resultsLey de Residuos Sólidos del Distrito Federal| 2003 |Legislation
MexicoLa presente Ley tiene por objeto regular la gestión integral de los residuos sólidos considerados como no peligrosos, así como la prestación del servicio público de limpia. En primer lugar se definen las competencias de las autoridades públicas en esta materia. Asimismo se dispone crear la Comisión para la Gestión Integral de Residuos Sólidos de la Ciudad de México, como órgano interinstitucional...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Domestic waste, Extended Producer Responsibility, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyLaw No. 2939 on packaging and alternative management of packaging – Establishment of the national organisation for alternative management of packaging and other products.| 2001 |Legislation
GreeceRepealedIn the framework of the implementation of alternative management of packaging and other waste recycling, the present law, consisting of 27 articles divided into five chapters, sets forth regulations with respect to alternative management (recovery and recycling) of packaging waste, used tires, waste oil, waste electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators. The competent authority...
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Labelling, Plastic packaging, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packagingLaw of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza| 1998 |Legislation
MexicoKeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Economic instruments, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic straws, Stakeholder engagement, Waste managementEU Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Packaging and Packaging Waste| 1994 |Regulation
European UnionThe objectives of this Directive are to ensure a high level of environmental protection and the reduction of waste. The provisions aim at harmonizing national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste so as to prevent any impact thereof on the environment of all Member States as well as of third countries, or to reduce such impact. To this end the Directive lays down...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Hazardous waste, Labelling, Life-cycle approach, Life-cycle assessment, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchyWaste Act (3.12.1993/1072).| 1993 |Legislation
FinlandRepealedThe purpose of this Act is to support sustainable development by promoting the rational use of natural resources, and preventing and combating the hazard and harm to health and the environment arising from wastes. This Act shall apply to waste, prevention of its generation and reduction of its hazardous or harmful property, promotion of waste recovery, any other organization of waste management...
KeywordsCompostable plastics, Fiscal incentives, Labelling, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Polyvinyl chloride, Waste management, Waste pickersEnvironmental Protection Law for the State of Baja California Sur| 1991 |Legislation
MexicoKeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Plastic carrier bags, Recycling, Waste management, Waste preventionLaw 2014-024 Prohibiting the Production, Import, and Sale of Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Mali|Legislation
MaliKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Product bansThompson By-Law Number 1839-2010|Legislation
CanadaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsThe Finance Act - To Prohibit the Importation, Local Manufacture, Sale or Use of Polyethene Bags| 1970 |Regulation
UgandaKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Labelling, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Product bansPagination
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