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Showing 81 - 90 of 139 resultsOrdinance No. 140-16: Food Service and Packaging Waste Reduction| 2016 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsCompostable plastics, Labelling, Plastic waste, PolystyreneDecreto Nº 5.537 - Por el cual se reglamenta la Ley Nº 5.414/2015 de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno.| 2016 |Regulation
ParaguayEl presente Decreto reglamenta la Ley de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno y encomienda al Ministerio de Industria y Comercio aprobar el Plan de promoción gradual del reemplazo de bolsas de polietileno de un solo uso. En dicho Plan se definirán los porcentajes de reducción gradual.
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyEnergy Transition for Green Growth Act n°2015-992| 2015 |Legislation
FranceKeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic polymers, Product bansRegulations No. 02/2015 Governing Solid wastes recycling in Rwanda| 2015 |Regulation
RwandaTo provide a regulatory framework for the design, installation and operations that recycle, compost or convert solid wastes in Rwanda. To encourage the diversion and recovery of recyclable materials
KeywordsCertification, Enforcement, Labelling, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polyvinyl chloride, Recycling, Verification of compliance, Waste management, Waste pickers, Waste preventionEnvironment Management (Plastics) Regulations| 2015 |Regulation
MalawiKeywordsLabelling, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Plastic polymers, Product bansBill 75 Microbead Elimination and Monitoring Act (2015)| 2015 |Legislation
CanadaThe Bill enacts the Microbead Elimination and Monitoring Act, 2015. Microbeads are non-biodegradable solid plastic particles measuring less than one millimetre in diameter that are used in cosmetics, soaps or similar products as cleansing or exfoliating agents. The Bill prohibits the manufacture of microbeads and the addition of microbeads to cosmetics, soaps or similar products.
KeywordsMicrobeads, Plastic polymers, Plastic wasteGalapagos Ban on Plastics| 2015 |Regulation
EcuadorKeywordsOxo-degradable plastics, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyLoi n° 2015-09 du 04 mai 2015 relative à l’interdiction de la production, de l’importation, de la détention, de la distribution, de l’utilisation de sachets plastiques de faible micronnage et à la gestion rationnelle des déchets plastiques.| 2015 |Legislation
SenegalRepealedLa présente loi interdit, sur toute l’étendue du territoire national, la production, l’importation, l’utilisation, la détention en vue de la mise en vente et la vente ou la distribution à titre gratuit de sachets plastiques d’une épaisseur inférieure à 30 microns. Cependant, les sachets plastiques d’une épaisseur supérieure ou égale à 30 microns sont autorisés et doivent respecter les normes...
KeywordsEnforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Product bans, RecyclingEnvironmental Protection (Expanded Polystyrene Ban) Regulations, 2015 (No. 8 of 2015 ).| 2015 |Regulation
GuyanaThese Regulations: prohibit the importation, manufacture and sale of expanded polysterene products in Guyana and, subject to exceptions, the use of expanded polysterene containers for food; promote the use of biodegradable, recyclable and environmentally-friendly containers in Guyana. The Regulations shall apply to "food serve establishments", i.e. any premises where food is directly to the...
KeywordsPlastic polymers, Product bansLey Nº 5.414 – Ley de promoción de la disminución del uso de plástico polietileno.| 2015 |Legislation
ParaguayEsta Ley promueve la disminución del uso de bolsas de polietileno, que deberán ser progresivamente reemplazadas por otras reutilizadas o confeccionadas con materiales biodegradables alternativos no contaminantes y reutilizables.
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