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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| 2016 |
Canada
Montreal Bylaw 16-051 Prohibiting the Distribution of Certain Shopping Bags in Retail Stores

The object of this by-law is to ban the distribution of certain shopping bags made of traditional, oxo-degradable or biodegradable plastic in the retail stores located on the city's territory in order to encourage a change of behaviour regarding the use of these types of bags and thus reduce their environmental impact.

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Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags
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| 2016 |
France
Article 124 of the Law of 8 August 2016 for the Reconquest of the Biodiversity, the Nature and the Landscapes

La Loi présente est composée de 174 articles repartie en sept (07)Titres, notamment les Principes fondamentaux (Titre I); la Gouvernance de la biodiversité (Titre II); l’Agence française pour la biodiversité (Titre III); la gouvernance de la politique de l'eau (Titre IV); l’Accès aux ressources génétiques et partage juste et équitable des avantages (Titre V); les Espaces naturels et protection des...

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Marine litter, Plastic waste
Regulation
| 2016 |
Chile
Law no. 20,920 Establishes Framework for Waste Management, extended producer responsibility and Promotion of Recycling

La presente ley tiene por objeto disminuir la generación de residuos y fomentar su reutilización, reciclaje y otro tipo de valorización, a través de la instauración de la responsabilidad extendida del productor y otros instrumentos de gestión de residuos, con el fin de proteger la salud de las personas y el medio ambiente.

Keywords
Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Reusable packaging, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2016 |
Sweden
Repealed
Regulation (2016: 1041) on plastic bags.

This Regulation, made under section 13 of Chapter 15 of the Environmental Code, contains provisions on the obligation of those who provide plastic bags to the public to inform the consumer on such bags and their environmental impact in order to reduce the consumption of such bags and thereby reduce littering and promote more efficient resource utilization. Those who manufacture plastic bags shall...

Keywords
Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste