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Showing 181 - 190 of 825 resultsCase study | 2019Pasay City: Resolution No. 4873A resolution requesting the Pasay City Environment and Natural Resources Office (PCENRO) to facilitate the strict implementation of ordinance No. 4647, S-2011, as amended by ordinance 5981, S-2019 otherwise known as "an ordinance regulating the use of non-compostable plastic carry out bags in Pasay city and promoting the use of recyclable paper carry out bags and reusable carry bags, prescribing...CountryPhilippines
Legislation | 2019 |Regulations for the Control of Import or Export of Waste, 2017
South AfricaUncommencedSouth Africa National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 Regulations for the Control of Import or Export of Waste, 2017 Government Notice 22 of 2019 Published in Government Gazette 42175 on 21 January 2019 Commenced [This is the version of this document from 6 February 2025.] [Amended by Amendments to the Regulations regarding the Control of the Import and Export of Waste, 2025 (Government...Legislation | 2019 |Environmental Management (Prohibition of Plastic Carrier Bags) Regulations, 2019
United Republic of TanzaniaTanzania Environmental Management Act, 2004 Environmental Management (Prohibition of Plastic Carrier Bags) Regulations, 2019 Government Notice 394 of 2019 Published in Government Gazette Supplement 20 on 17 May 2019 Assented to on 11 May 2019 Commenced on 1 June 2019 [This is the version of this document from 17 May 2019.] [Revoked on 6 May 2022 by Environmental Management (Prohibition of Plastic...Legislation | 2019 |Environment and Health Protection – Requirements for Ambient Air Quality and Point Source/Stack Emissions
GhanaGhana Environment and Health Protection – Requirements for Ambient Air Quality and Point Source/Stack Emissions Standard 1236 of 2019 Published on 31 December 2019 Commenced [This is the version of this document from 31 December 2019.] [The publication date of this work could not be ascertained. We used the date 31 December 2019 because the work was published during the course of the year 2019.] 0...Legislation | 2019 |Litter Control and Prevention Act, 2019
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Litter Control and Prevention Act, 2019 Act 3 of 2019 Published in Official Gazette 20 on 18 April 2019 Assented to on 15 April 2019 Commenced on 18 April 2019 [This is the version of this document from 18 April 2019.] AN ACT to control and prevent various acts of littering and for other connected purposes. ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as follows: 1. Short...Legislation | 2019 |Directive on the Reduction of the Impact of Certain Plastic Products on the Environment
European UnionEuropean Union Directive on the Reduction of the Impact of Certain Plastic Products on the Environment Directive 904 of 2019 Published in Official Journal of the European Union L155 on 12 June 2019 Assented to on 5 June 2019 Commenced [This is the version of this document from 12 June 2019.] THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the...Legislation | 2019 |Styrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) Act, 2019
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia Styrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) Act, 2019 Act 22 of 2019 Assented to on 2 July 2019 Commenced on 3 July 2019 [This is the version of this document from 3 August 2020.] [Amended by Styrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 8 of 2020) on 3 August 2020] AN ACT to ban the importation, manufacturing, sale, use or...Law No. 30884, Law that Regulates Single-Use Plastic and Disposable Containers or Containers| 2018 |Legislation
PeruLa presente Ley que regula el plástico de un solo uso y los recipientes o envases descartables, tiene por objeto establecer el marco regulatorio sobre el plástico de un solo uso, otros plásticos no reutilizables y los recipientes o envases descartables de poliestireno expandido (tecnopor) para alimentos y bebidas de consumo humano en el territorio nacional. Su finalidad es contribuir en la...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Fiscal incentives, Microplastics, Plastic waste, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyWaste Minimisation (Plastic Shopping Bags) Regulations 2018| 2018 |Regulation
New ZealandThese regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2019, prohibit retailers from selling plastic shopping bags in New Zealand for the purpose of distributing goods sold by the retailers. The regulations define plastic as including any plastic material that is manufactured from any source, whether or not it is designed to degrade in a particular way. This definition includes plastic that is...
KeywordsBiodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Polypropylene, Waste management hierarchyLaw no. 21,123. Modifies the Penal Code (for) Throwing or Abandoning Garbage, Materials or Wastes of Any Kind on Beaches, Banks of Rivers or Lakes, National Parks, National Reserves, Natural Monuments| 2018 |Legislation
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