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Regulation
| 2013 |
Mauritius
Repealed
Local Government (Registration of Recycler and Exporter) Regulations 2013 (GN No. 248 of 2013).

These Regulations, made by the Minister under section162(2) of the Local Government Act, provide with respect to waste recycling. They shall apply only to the categories of wastes listed in the First Schedule. Any application for registration as recycler or exporter shall be made to the Permanent Secretary in the form specified in the Second and Third Schedules, respectively. Every registered...

Keywords
Certification, Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Waste disposal, Waste export, Waste management
Legislation
| 2013 |
Australia
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013.

This Act, consisting of eight Sections, aims at establishing protecting measures to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. It establishes inspections, composition, and environmental standards of such plastic bags in order to comply with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, as they are...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchy
Legislation
| 2013 |
Croatia
Repealed
Law on sustainable waste management.

This Law provides for all standards and necessary measures aimed to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of waste on human health and on environment by reducing the amount of waste in the development and/or production and by regulating all waste related management tasks without the use of high-risk procedures (on human health and on environment). This Law establishes a general system of waste...

Keywords
Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention
Regulation
| 2013 |
Côte d'Ivoire
Décret N° 2013-327 du 22 Mai 2013 portant interdiction de la production, de l'importation, de la commercialisation, de la détention et de l'utilisation des sachets plastiques.

Le présent décret interdit la production, l'importation, la commercialisation, la détention et l’utilisation des sachets plastiques. Il vise à améliorer le bien-être et la santé des populations et des animaux; lutter contre la pollution; préserver les ouvrages d'assainissement et les autres infrastructures; promouvoir la salubrité publique; faire la promotion des emballages biodégradables.

Keywords
Plastic packaging, Product bans
Legislation
| 2013 |
Poland
Act on packaging management and packaging waste.

The purpose of this Act is to reduce the quantity and the harmfulness to the environment of materials and substances contained in packaging and packaging waste and the quantity and environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste on the stage of the production process, marketing, distribution and processing, in particular by producing clean products and the use of clean technologies. This Act...

Keywords
Extended Producer Responsibility, Labelling, Recycling, Reusable packaging, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention
Regulation
| 2013 |
Zambia
Environmental Management (Licensing) Regulations (S.I. No 112 of 2013).

These Regulations, made by the Minister of State under sections 43 and 134 of the Environmental Management Act, concern a wide variety of matters regarding environmental protection including air quality control, waste management, hazardous waste and other substances harmful to the environment such as pesticides and ozone-depleting substances. Discharge of pollutants requires an emission licence to...

Keywords
Enforcement, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic polymers, Plastic waste, Waste management
Regulation
| 2012 |
Philippines
Marikina City: Ordinance No. 18

Ordinance regulating the use of plastic packaging/bags on wet goods and banned the use of plastic packaging on dry goods

Keywords
Alternative plastics and plastic products, Enforcement, Exempted products, Plastic carrier bags, Stakeholder engagement