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Showing 151 - 160 of 825 resultsDirective (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.| 2019 |Legislation
European UnionThe aim of this Directive is to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and sustainable business models, products and materials. The application scope covers the single-use plastic products listed in the Annex, products made...
KeywordsCircular economy, Extended Producer Responsibility, Labelling, Lightweight plastic carrier bags, Marine litter, Oxo-degradable plastics, Plastic packaging, Plastic straws, Product bans, Product standardization, Single-use plastic products, Stakeholder engagement, Verification of compliance, Waste collection, Waste management, Waste preventionDecreto Nº 3/2019 - Se reglamenta la Ley Nº 19.655, del 17 de agosto de 2018, sobre la utilización de bolsas plásticas para contener y transportar productos y bienes entregados al consumidor.| 2019 |Regulation
UruguayPor medio del presente Decreto se reglamenta la Ley Nº 19.655 de 2018, relativa a la utilización de bolsas plásticas para contener y transportar productos y bienes entregados al consumidor. El objetivo de estas disposiciones es prevenir y mitigar el impacto ambiental derivado de luso de dichos materiales. Se excluyen del ámbito de aplicación las bolsas plásticas diseñadas para ser reutilizadas en...
KeywordsEnforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyDécret n° 2019-027 du 21 janvier 2019 fixant les conditions d'octroi de l’autorisation spéciale relative aux sachets en plastique non biodégradables en République du Bénin.| 2019 |Regulation
BeninLe présent décret fixe les conditions d’octroi de l’autorisation spéciale pour la production et l'importation des sachets en plastique non biodégradables. Le présent décret s’applique à la production et à l’importation des sachets en plastique non biodégradables destinés aux activités sanitaires, médicales, militaires, de guerre, de recherches scientifiques et expérimentales ou destinés aux...
KeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchyStyrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) Act No. 22 of 2019.| 2019 |Legislation
Saint LuciaThis Act lays down rules for the prohibition on import of styrofoam and plastic food service containers, prohibition on manufacturing, sale, use or distribution of styrofoam and plastic food service containers, and prohibition on sale of food in styrofoam and plastic food service containers. This Act shall not apply to a disposable plastic beverage container; packaged food with styrofoam and...
KeywordsDisposable cups, Eco-design , Enforcement, Plastic straws, Plastic utensils, Polystyrene, Product bans, Product design standards, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Styrofoam, Plastic food containers, Single-use plastic products, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic beverage containers, Fines, Thermoplastics, WasteResolución Nº 1558 - Prohíbe el ingreso de plásticos de un solo uso en las áreas del Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales Colombia.| 2019 |Regulation
ColombiaLa presente Resolución tiene por objeto prohibir el ingreso y uso de plásticos de un solo uso en las Areas del Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales con vocación ecoturística, con excepción de los plásticos de un solo uso destinados a propósitos y usos médicos, por razones de asepsia e higiene; y solo podrán ingresar elementos reutilizables. La presente Resolución aplica a visitantes y...
KeywordsPlastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsLey Nº 1973 - Ley por medio de la cual se regula y prohíbe el ingreso, comercialización y uso de bolsas y otros materiales plásticos en el Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina e Islas Menores que lo componen.| 2019 |Legislation
ColombiaLa presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer medidas de reducción del impacto ambiental producido por el ingreso, comercialización y uso de algunos materiales plásticos en el Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina. La presente Ley prohíbe el ingreso, comercialización o uso de bolsas plásticas que se utilizan para la disposición y transporte de objetos y mercancías en...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bagsRecycling and Reduction of Litter (Alaska Statutes: Title 46 Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation; Chapter 06)| 2019 |Legislation
United States of AmericaThis chapter of the Alaska Statutes provides for recycling and reduction of litter. The chapter provides that the Department of Environmental Conservation of Alaska (1) serves as the coordinating agency among public and private organizations in the state that are involved in the control, reduction, and recycling of litter; (2) assists local governments in the adoption and amendment of ordinances...
KeywordsEnforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic waste, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyProhibition on Certain Products that Contain Microbeads (Indiana Code: Title 13 Environment; Article 18 Water Pollution Control; Chapter 24)| 2019 |Legislation
United States of AmericaThis chapter of the Indiana Code concerns prohibition on certain products that contain microbeads. It provides that a person may not manufacture for sale or sell a personal care product or an over the counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.
KeywordsMicrobeads, Plastic wasteLey Nº 9703 - Ley para la Prohibición del Poliestireno Expandido.| 2019 |Legislation
Costa RicaLa presente Ley para la Prohibición del Poliestireno Expandido, modifica la Ley de gestión integral de residuos, en el sentido de adicionar el Artículo 42 bis, que prohíbe la importación al territorio nacional, la comercialización y la entrega de envases y recipientes de poliestireno expandido en cualquier establecimiento comercial. Se exceptúan de esta prohibición: a) Los casos en los que por...
KeywordsExtended Producer Responsibility, Plastic waste, Polystyrene, Waste management hierarchyEnvironmental Protection (Cotton Buds) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. No. 271 of 2019).| 2019 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThese Regulations prohibit the manufacture and the sale of plastic stemmed cotton buds (a rod of plastic which has cotton wrapped around both ends). It shall be an offence for a person to manufacture, supply, offer to supply, or have in their possession for supply, any plastic stemmed cotton bud. The Regulations also provide for powers of entry and examination etc. for purposes of these...
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