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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Law and Plastics Taxonomy

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Legislation
| 2020 |
Barbados
Control of Disposable Plastics Act No. 8 of 2020.

This Act prohibits, with effect from the 1 May 2020, (I) the import, distribute, offer for sale, sales or usage of any prohibited goods set out in the First Schedule; and (II) the manufacture, distribution, offer for sale or usage of any single-use plastic bags. Furthermore, this Act lays down provisions on licensing for the importation of any single-use plastic item that is labelled or marketed...

Keywords
Alternative plastics and plastic products, Bio-based plastics, Single-use plastic products, Plastic carrier bags, Fines, Plastics, Plastic polymers, Monomers, Polyethylene, Polypropylene