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Legislation
| 2018 |
Uruguay
Ley Nº 19.655 – Uso sustentable de bolsas plásticas.

Por medio de la presente Ley se declara de interés general la prevención y reducción del impacto ambiental derivado de la utilización de bolsas plásticas, mediante acciones para desestimular su uso, promover su reuso, reciclado y otras formas de valorización. El alcance de la ley comprende todas las bolsas plásticas utilizadas para contener y transportar productos y bienes que sean entregadas a un...

Keywords
Enforcement, Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2018 |
Panama
Ley Nº 1 - Ley que adopta medidas para promover el uso de bolsas reutilizables en establecimientos comerciales.

La presente Ley, que adopta medidas para promover el uso de bolsas reutilizables en establecimientos comerciales, prohíbe el uso de bolsas de polietileno en los supermercados, autoservicios, almacenes o comercios en general para transporte de productos o mercaderías. Los establecimientos previstos en esta Ley procederán al reemplazo progresivo de las bolsas de polietileno, dentro de los plazos...

Keywords
Alternative plastics and plastic products, Economic instruments, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Plastic polymers, Recycling, Reusable packaging
Legislation
| 2018 |
Estonia
Waste Act

This Act provides the organisation of waste management, requirements for preventing waste generation and the health and environmental hazards arising from waste, including measures for improving the efficiency of the use of natural resources and reducing the adverse impacts of such use, and liability for violation of the established requirements.

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Plastic waste, Recycling
Regulation
| 2018 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Arrêté ministériel n° 017/CAB/MINET/ECONAT/2018 du 30 avril 2018 relatif aux mesures d’exécution du décret 17/018 du 30 décembre 2017 portant interdiction de production, d’importation, de commercialisation et d’utilisation des sacs, sachets, films et autres emballages en plastique.

Le présent arrêté est pris en application du décret 17/018 du 30 décembre 2017 portant interdiction de production, d’importation, de commercialisation et d’utilisation des sacs, sachets, films et autres emballages en plastique, Il interdit la production, l’importation, la commercialisation et l’utilisation des sacs, sachets, films et autres emballages en plastique pour la vente d’aliments, de l...

Keywords
Enforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic packaging, Product bans, Single-use plastic products
Case study | 2018
Carnicycle
Carnival parades, fetes, competitions and other parties are important to the economic growth of many islands in the Caribbean. Carnival is a cultural event that attracts hundreds of thousands of Caribbean natives and tourists from different countries each year. However, despite the positive economic and social benefits derived from Carnival, Caribbean islands that host such events are most at risk...
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Barbados
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
Case study | 2018
Reducing Marine Litter: Action on Single Use Plastics and Fishing Gear
A targeted and proportionate initiative that directly addresses the two main sources of marine litter in Europe – i) single use plastics and ii) fishing gear. Together, these constitute 84% of plastic marine litter items, among them the most environmentally harmful items in the marine environment. Non-plastic marine litter is often inert (stone) or biodegradable (paper, wood) and thus poses a...
Country
European Union
Case study | 2018
California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy
The 2018 California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy identifies a broad range of actions aimed at preventing and reducing marine debris in California, and is the result of a wide range of input from government partners, non-governmental organizations, industry, and academics working to address the issue. The document provides a roadmap for action over the next six years, and is intended to...
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United States of America
Case study | 2018
Greater Male’ Environmental Improvement and Waste Management Project
The Greater Male’ Environmental Improvement and Waste Management Project is a multi-donor funded project which aims to establish a sustainable solid waste management system for the Greater Male’ capital region and its inhabited outer islands. The main output of the project is to establish a Regional Waste Management Facility (RWMF) with waste-to energy treatment plant in Thilafushi. Source...
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Maldives