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Law and Plastics Taxonomy

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Regulation
| 2012 |
Indonesia
Government Regulation of the R.I. No. 81 of 2012 on Domestic Waste Management and similar waste.

This Government Regulation, consisting of 39 articles divided into ten Chapters, regulates the Domestic Waste Management and similar waste. It specifies the procedures and the setting of waste management aiming to: keep the preservation of the environment and public health; and turn garbage into a resource. This Government regulation includes arrangements on: policy and waste management strategy...

Keywords
Domestic waste, Plastic waste, Waste management
Regulation
| 2012 |
Viet Nam
Circular No. 159/2012/TT-BTC amending and supplementing Circular No. 152/2011/TT-BTC of 11 November 2011 guiding the Government's Decree No. 67/2011/ND-CP of 8 August 2011, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax.

This Circular amends and supplements Circular No. 152/2011/TT-BTC by requiring that bags made from high-density polyethylene resin, low-density polyethylene, or linear low-density polyethylene resin are all subject to environmental taxes, except for nature-friendly products as certified by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The Circular also provides that goods that are exported or...

Keywords
Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Waste management hierarchy
Case study | 2012
Environmentally Acceptable Packaging and Products
An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz amending Chapter 6.48 Sections: 6.48.010; 6.48.015, 6.48.020, adding 6.48.027, and amending 6.48.030, 6.48.040 of the Municipal Code pertaining to the ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE PACKAGING AND PRODUCTS
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United States of America
Legislation | 2012 |
Côte d'Ivoire
Décret Fixant les Modalités d'Application du Principe Pollueur-payeur tel que Défini par Loi N° 96-766 du 3 Octobre 1996 Portant Code de l'Environnement
Côte d'Ivoire Décret Fixant les Modalités d'Application du Principe Pollueur-payeur tel que Défini par Loi N° 96-766 du 3 Octobre 1996 Portant Code de l'Environnement Décret 1047 de 2012 Publié en Journal Officiel Edition Complémentaire 5 sur 4 Février 2013 Acceptée 24 Octobre 2012 Commencé le 8 Février 2013 [Ceci est la version de ce document de 4 Février 2013 et inclut tous les amendements...