Legislation Explorer | UNEP Law and Environment Assistance Platform

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Legislation

| 2019 |

Peru

Ordinance that Promotes the Progressive Reduction of the use and distribution of Single-Use Plastic Products and Expanded Polystyrene (Tecnopor) in the District

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy

Regulation

| 2019 |

Peru

Supreme Decree No. 006-2019-MINAM ─ Regulation of Law No. 30884, Law that Regulates Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers

El presente Decreto Supremo aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases descartables, con la finalidad de contribuir con el ejercicio del derecho que tiene toda persona a gozar de un ambiente equilibrado y adecuado al desarrollo de su vida, garantizar que el ambiente se preserve, y orientar el uso del plástico en nuestro país hacia una economía...

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Legislation

| 2019 |

Colombia

Por Medio del cual se Prohíbe el Poliestireno Expandido (EPS) o Icopor, Papeles Parafinados, Pitillos, Vasos y Mezcladores de Plástico y/o Polipropileno en los Procesos de Contratación de las Entidades Públicas Municipales y se Dictan Otras Disposiciones

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products

Legislation

| 2019 |

Ecuador

Ordenanza de sorbetes plásticos, envases, tarrinas, cubiertos, vasos,tazas de plástico y de foam y fundas plásticas tipo camiseta, inclusive oxobiodegradables, en el cantón Samborondón

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Circular economy, Enforcement, Fiscal incentives, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy

Legislation

| 2019 |

Peru

Ordinance for the "Progressive Reduction of the Use of Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers, for the Protection and Care of the Environment and Ecosystems in the Ayacucho Region"

Keywords

Regulation

| 2019 |

Panama

Regulating the Reduction and Progressive Replacement of Single-use Plastics in 2021

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy

Regulation

| 2019 |

Colombia

Decreto por Medio del cual se Prohíbe el Plástico de un Solo Uso Non-Biodegradable y el Poliestireno Expandido en los Procesos de Contratación en la Gobernación de Boyacá

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Microplastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products

Legislation

| 2019 |

Australia

Victoria Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2019

A Bill for an Act to amend the Environment Protection Act 1970 to prohibit the provision of certain plastic bags and to prevent the provision of misleading information relating to plastic bags and to make technical and consequential amendments to the Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 and for other purposes.

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags

Legislation

| 2019 |

Peru

Ordinance Establishing Provisions for the Progressive Reduction of Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers in the District of La Victoria

Keywords

Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy

Regulation

| 2019 |

United Republic of Tanzania

Environmental Management (Prohibition of Plastic Carrier Bags) Regulations

Regulation of plastic bag use - Prohibition of the import, export, manufacturing, sale, supply, storage and use of plastic carrier bags within Mainland Tanzania

Keywords

Alternative plastics and plastic products, Enforcement, Exempted products, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic carrier bags, Product bans, Product design standards, Waste disposal

Regulatory Approach

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Law and Plastics Taxonomy

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Regulatory Approach

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Law and Plastics Taxonomy