This Law establishes the mandatory Replacement and Collection of Plastic Shopping Bags at Commercial Establishments within the State of Rio de Janeiro. It aims at making them available to the Recycling and Protection Cycle of the Fluminense Environment and adds article 98-A to Law No. 3.467/2000. Above mentioned reusable/returnable plastic shoppers and/or bags, must have a resistance of at least 4...

These Regulations provide for the establishment of the Landscape and Waste Management Agency as a body corporate and declare the Agency to be responsible for the management of waste and overall landscape development and management of Seychelles. They also provide with respect to internal matters of the Agency. The Agency shall, among other things: (a) plan, coordinate and monitor the development...

This Act consisting of 16 articles divided in V Sections aims at protecting the environment by establishing an institutional body and defining its competences. It establishes the Environmental Health National Council with the following main tasks (i) propose general policies, plans and programs in the field of the environmental health; (ii) classify health substances, resulting from dangerous...

This Regulation prescribes the annual amount of packaging waste (classification of type) for which the downloading space must be granted, its collection, sorting and temporary storage. The measures provided by this Regulation determines that the manufacturer, importer, packer/filler and supplier (on the territory of the Republic of Serbia) shall provide space for download, collection, sorting and...

Details the requirements and responsibilities for managing solid waste in Tanzania. - The local authority will also issue licences to individuals or companies qualified to operate solid waste disposal sites. Highlight waste minimisation and cleaner production principles

These Regulations, made under section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, 2007, provide for issues of environmental sanitation and all categories of wastes. The purpose of the Regulations is the adoption of sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in environmental sanitation and waste management to minimize pollution. The...

This Act makes provision with respect to measures to improve waste management practices, including: (a) minimizing the consumption of natural resources; (b) prevention and minimizing the generation of waste; (c) reducing, re-using, recycling and recovering waste; (d) treating and safely disposing of waste as a last resort; (e) preventing pollution and ecological degradation; (f) promoting and...

This Act makes provision with respect to the management of waste and the prevention of pollution by waste in Saint Christopher and Nevis. The Act continues the Solid Waste Management Corporation and redefines its functions. The Corporation shall, among other things, undertake and complete an inventory and characterization of solid waste generated in Saint Christopher and Nevis and prepare a...

La présente loi a pour objet de fixer les règles de base et les principes fondamentaux de la politique nationale, dans le domaine de la protection et gestion de l'environnement en vue d'assurer un développement durable, et ce, conformément aux accords multilatéraux sur l'environnement. Tout citoyen a droit à un environnement sain dans les conditions définies par la présente loi. Ce droit est...