UNEP would like to thank the World Resources Institute, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University and the University of Strathclyde for their invaluable assistance with the collation of these laws, as well as its long-standing partner FAOLEX.

 

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Legislation
| 2013 |
Ghana
Customs and Excise (Duties and Other Taxes) Act, 2013

AN ACT to amend the Customs and Excise (Duties and Other Taxes) Act, 1996 (Act 512) to impose import duty on telephone sets including mobile, cellular and satellite phones, to review the environmental excise tax on plastic and plastic products and to provide for related matters.

Keywords
Levies, Taxes, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste
Regulation
| 2013 |
Pakistan
Prohibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products (manufacturing, sale and usage) Regulations 2013.

These Regulations, consisting of 8 sections and one Schedule, establish the prohibition of manufacture, sale and use of non-degradable scheduled plastic products. They apply to the Islamabad Capital Territory and specify that: No person shall import, manufacture, stockpile, trade, supply, distribute, sell or use any scheduled plastic product which is non-degradable. Any license or permission for...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2013 |
Zambia
Environmental Management (Licensing) Regulations (S.I. No 112 of 2013).

These Regulations, made by the Minister of State under sections 43 and 134 of the Environmental Management Act, concern a wide variety of matters regarding environmental protection including air quality control, waste management, hazardous waste and other substances harmful to the environment such as pesticides and ozone-depleting substances. Discharge of pollutants requires an emission licence to...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Waste management
Regulation
| 2010 |
Zimbabwe
Plastic Packaging and Plastic Bottles Regulation 2010 (S.I. No. 98 of 2010).

These Regulations, made by the Minister of Environment, Water and Climate in terms of section 140 of the Environmental Management Act, prohubits the manufacture for use within Zimbabwe, commercial distribution or importation of plastic packaging with a wall thickness of less than thirty micrometers and requires every manufacturer of plastic packaging and plastic bottles, retailer of plastic...

Keywords
Plastic packaging, Product bans, Plastic beverage containers, Plastic polymers, Thickness, Plastic waste, Waste prevention, Biodegradable plastics
Regulation
| 2009 |
United Republic of Tanzania
Environmental Management (Hazardous Waste Control and Management) Regulations

The requirements and responsibilities for controlling and managing hazardous waste in Tanzania. This includes implementing the same guiding principles for solid waste disposal and management

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Waste management