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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Legislation
| 2009 |
Serbia
Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste.

This Law provides complete measures for: protection of the environment and nature from pollution caused by waste packaging; management of packaging waste; monitoring; economic instruments used for sustainable packaging control and packaging waste control; recycling and reuse; labelling of packages. Packaging waste has to respect a full set of rules in order to be admitted on the free market. The...

Keywords
Labelling, Plastic packaging, Plastic waste, Waste management
Legislation
| 2009 |
United Republic of Tanzania
Public Health Act, 2009 (No. 1 of 2010).

This Act makes provision with respect to matters of public health in Tanzania including control of (communicable) diseases, water pollution in ports, control of mosquitoes, sanitation, solid, liquid and hazardous waste management, control of gasses, sanitary control and quarantine in ports, sewerage and drainage, food sfatey and hygiene and supply of safe water. The Minister shall promote...

Keywords
Hazardous waste, Pollution of the marine environment, Waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Dumping
Legislation
| 2009 |
Bhutan
Waste Prevention and Management Act of Bhutan, 2009.

This Act aims at preventing and reducing volumes of waste generation, and at promoting the reuse, recycle and management of waste in an environmentally sound manner. Waste includes solid, liquid, gaseous, hazardous and non-hazardous, organic or inorganic waste from all kinds of sources and also the materials being stored for recycling and the transportation, import and export of waste. The Act...

Keywords
Enforcement, Waste management
Legislation
| 2009 |
Tuvalu
Wastes Operations and Services Act 2009 (No. 1 of 2009).

This Act makes provision for the management of solid waste (domestic, bulk, hazardous) in Tuvalu and environment protection in relation with collection, recycling and disposal of waste. Regulatory control over waste dumps and waste disposal sites shall be exercised by the Department of Environment and designated waste management operators, whereas the regulation of waste disposal at sea by the...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Waste, Waste disposal, Waste management
Regulation
| 2008 |
Argentina
Buenos Aires province, Argentina, bag ban, 2012

Prohibir en la prov.de buenos aires, el uso de bolsas de polietileno y todo otro material plástico convencional, utilizadas y entregadas por supermercados, autoservicios, almacenes y comercios en general para transporte de productos o mercaderías.

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags
Legislation
| 2008 |
Sierra Leone
Environmental Protection Agency Act

To provide for the effective protection of the environment and for other related matters - Establishes the Environmental Protection Agency, defines its functions and powers, and provides rules/standards for various matters regarding the environment, including waste management (all types). Agency is to coordinate/control the generation, treatment, storage, transportation of industrial waste and...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Toxic waste, Waste disposal, Waste management