This Act provides with respect to matters of public health in Namibia. The objects of this Act are to: (a) promote public health and wellbeing; (b) prevent injuries, diseases and disabilities; (c) protect individuals and communities from public health risks; (d) encourage community participation in order to create a healthy environment; and (e) provide for early detection of diseases and public...

La 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...

This Act imposes a levy on services specified in the Schedule (prescribed services). A levy at the rate of six percent shall be levied on the turnover of any person conducting a business involving the provision of a prescribed service and the Environmental Levy is payable by the person to whom the prescribed service is provided. Levy shall be payable to the Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner...

These 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...

Esta 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.

This Law, consisting of 20 articles, establishes the prohibition of production, import, marketing and use of plastic bags for packaging, including goods, which are not reusable, provided in the wholesale or retail trade. It also regulates the introduction of protecting measures aimed to reduce progressively plastic bags in the environment or replacing them by degradable and or biodegradable bags...

This Law, consisting of 2 Chapters, establishes the Regulation on the management and control of plastic bag. This Regulation establishes procedures for the management and control of the plastic bag, with regard to its production, import, sale and use in order to reduce negative impacts on human health and the environment in general and applies to all public and private entities, natural and legal...

The objects of this Act are to- (a) provide a county legal framework for solid waste management function as spelt out in the Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya 2010; (b) pursuant to Article 69 (l)(d) of the Constitution, provide for a framework to encourage public participation in the management, protection and conservation of the environment; (c) provide for a legal basis...