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Showing 101 - 110 of 139 resultsSan Jose - Ordinance No. 292298: Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Ware| 2013 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsPolystyrene, Single-use plastic productsCustoms and Excise (Duties and Other Taxes) Act, 2013| 2013 |Legislation
GhanaAN 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.
KeywordsLevies, Taxes, Plastic polymers, Plastic wasteProhibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products (manufacturing, sale and usage) Regulations 2013.| 2013 |Regulation
PakistanThese 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...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyEnvironmental Management (Licensing) Regulations (S.I. No 112 of 2013).| 2013 |Regulation
ZambiaThese 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...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Waste managementMarine Debris Research, Prevention and Reduction Act, 2006 Amendments 2012| 2012 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsMarine litter, Plastic polymers, Waste management hierarchy(Plastic Packaging and Plastic Bottles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (S.I. No. 84 of 2012)| 2012 |Regulation
ZimbabweKeywordsPolystyrene, Product bansPlastic Packaging and Plastic Bottles Regulation 2010 (S.I. No. 98 of 2010).| 2010 |Regulation
ZimbabweThese 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...
KeywordsPlastic packaging, Product bans, Plastic beverage containers, Plastic polymers, Thickness, Plastic waste, Waste prevention, Biodegradable plasticsUse of Polystyrene and Compostable Disposable Food Packaging| 2009 |Regulation
United States of AmericaKeywordsCompostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic waste, PolystyreneEnvironmental Management (Hazardous Waste Control and Management) Regulations| 2009 |Regulation
United Republic of TanzaniaThe requirements and responsibilities for controlling and managing hazardous waste in Tanzania. This includes implementing the same guiding principles for solid waste disposal and management
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Waste managementKenya Gazette Supplement - The Finance Act, 2008| 2008 |Legislation
KenyaKeywordsLevies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymersPagination
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Plastic carrier bags
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Plastic packaging
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Primary microplastics
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