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
| 2008 |
Samoa
Marine Pollution Prevention Act 2008.

This Act makes provision for rules and measures to prevent marine pollution and to respond to effects causing marine pollution. The Act also defines liability for damage arising from polluting activities including pollution from oil and defines offences. The Act lists international marine pollution conventions which shall apply under laws of Samoa for purposes of this Act. The Act shall be the...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Levies, Marine litter, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2008 |
European Union
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.

This Directive lays down measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use. The Directive recalls the general environmental protection principles of precaution and sustainability, technical feasibility and economic...

Keywords
Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Labelling, Recycling, Stakeholder engagement, Verification of compliance, Waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste management hierarchy, Waste prevention, Impacts, Life-cycle assessment, Reuse
Legislation
| 2008 |
New Zealand
Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (No. 89 of 2008).

The purpose of this Act is to encourage a reduction in the amount of waste generated and a decrease in waste disposal in order to protect the environment. The Act also encourages and, in certain circumstances, requires the development of product stewardship schemes through which the responsibility for managing the end of the life of a product and its environmental impacts is shared by those...

Keywords
Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention
Legislation
| 2007 |
Australia
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act

An Act to provide for waste avoidance and resource recovery, and establish the Waste Authority; and establish a container deposit scheme; and provide for waste services by local governments; and provide for levies on waste, and repeal the Environmental Protection (Landfill) Levy Act 1998, and provide for related and consequential matters.

Keywords
Certification, Deposit-refund schemes , Waste, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management
Regulation
| 2007 |
Canada
Leaf Rapids, Manitoba Plastic Bag Ban
Keywords
Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags