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Showing 251 - 260 of 825 resultsCase study | 2018Moana Taka PartnershipPacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) have amassed a huge amount of waste, much of it hazardous, including large amount of plastics. These are wastes are washed into the surrounding seas when tropical cyclones and floods occur. Marine litter continually enters the region on ocean currents from stormwater, fishing vessels, cruise ships and container ships. Considering the challenges...CountryFijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaVanuatu
Case study | 2018Australasian Recycling Labelling ProgramThe Australasian Recycling Labelling Program is an on-pack labelling scheme to help consumers to recycle correctly and to support brand owners and packaging manufacturers to design packaging that is recyclable in Australia and New Zealand. Source: United Nations Environment Programme (2023). Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy. Topic Sheet...CountryAustralia
Case study | 2018Waste Management at Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort, ArubaBucuti and Tara Beach Resort is the Caribbean’s first and only certified carbon-neutral hotel. Located on the small island of Aruba, today, the property is pursuing carbon negative status. Since its inception, Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort (Bucuti & Tara) has had a high standard and placed the utmost importance on sustainability and care for the environment. This shows true until today; most...
Decreto-Lei n.º 152-D/2017| 2017 |Regulation
PortugalO presente decreto-lei, agregando a disciplina jurídica aplicável à gestão de fluxos específicos dos resíduos mencionados, assegura também a transposição para a ordem jurídica interna de várias diretivas, bem como das suas posteriores alterações, a saber: a Diretiva n.º 94/62/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 20 de dezembro, relativa a embalagens e resíduos de embalagens; a Diretiva n.º...
Waste Minimisation (Microbeads) Regulations 2017| 2017 |Regulation
New ZealandThese regulations, consisting of 8 sections and one Schedule, are made under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. These regulations prohibit the manufacture and sale of wash-off products (other than medical devices or medicines) that contain microbeads for 1 or more of the following purposes: exfoliation of all or part of a person’s body; cleaning of all or part of a person’s body; abrasive cleaning...
Boston, MA Ordinance Regarding the Reduction of Plastic Bags in Boston| 2017 |Legislation
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