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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| 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 |
Latvia
Cabinet Regulation No. 184 of 2013 on Separate Waste Collection, Preparation for Re-use, Recycling and Material Recovery

The Regulation prescribes the waste categories and the time period for separate collection of municipal waste within administrative territories of local governments; the objectives of preparation of municipal waste, recycling and material recovery; and the types of re-usable, recyclable or recoverable construction and building destruction waste, the amount and time period for re-use, recycling or...

Keywords
Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2013 |
San Marino
Regulation on waste management.

This Regulation lays down detailed provisions on the management, transport and disposal of urban waste. It aims at protecting public health and the environment against damages caused by waste production. Waste prevention and reduction of harzadous waste is among the main principles of the Regulation. Article 4 provides for the classification of waste. Further the Regulation defines the functions...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Plastic waste, Waste collection, Waste management
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
| 2013 |
Seychelles
Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Labels) Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No 27 of 2013).

These Regulations, made under section 13 of the Environment Protection Act 1994, prescribe environmental standards for bottles and labels for beverages. All beverage containers imported, manufactured, distributed, traded in or use shall be made of PET or glass and labeled by paper or PET film. The import, manufacture, trade and commercial distribution of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) labels shall be...

Keywords
Labelling, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2013 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 4 of 2013).

These Regulations, made under sections 77 and 90 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Climate Change Act 2008, concern a minimum amount which a seller shall charge for a single use carrier bag and the types of single use carrier bags to which the requirement to charge does not apply (as set out in Schedule 1). They also: specify that the net proceeds of the charge are to be paid to the Department of the...

Keywords
Enforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products
Regulation
| 2013 |
Tuvalu
Environment Protection (Litter and Waste Control) Regulations 2013 (L.N. No. 7 of 2013).

These Regulations made under section 39 of the Environment Protection Act, defines duties and offences in relation to waste pollution. Every owner and occupier of land or premises shall keep their land and premises free from litter and other waste which may become litter. Waste offences include the offence of burning litter and (harmful) waste, the offence dumping any prescribed substance at a...

Keywords
Littering, Waste management
Regulation
| 2013 |
Guyana
Environmental Protection (Litter Enforcement) Regulations 2013 (No. 7 of 2013).

These Regulations, made by the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment under section 68 of the Environmental Protection Act 1996, define offences such as depositing litter in public places and littering of private premises, establish the post of litter prevention warden (either appointed by a public authority or the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment and provide with...

Keywords
Domestic waste, Littering, Medical waste, Plastic waste, Waste management
Regulation
| 2013 |
Tonga
Waste Management (Plastic Levy) Regulations 2013.

These Regulations, made under section 27 of the Waste Management Act 2005, imposes a levy in respect of plastic bag supplies at the point of importation. The Waste Authority shall be the collection authority to whom the levy shall be payable by importers. The Regulations also provide in respect to returns and records, recover and appeals.

Keywords
Levies, Plastic carrier bags