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Legislation
| 2011 |
Ireland
Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011.

This Act amends environment protection legislation in relation to a variety of matters including; civil proceedings in relation with environmental damage; fines and fixed payment notices for air pollution offences; modification of waste generation levy; development, including development for which an environmental impact assessment or an appropriate assessment is required, exempted from...

Keywords
Levies, Plastic carrier bags, Taxes, Waste management
Legislation
| 2011 |
Mauritius
Local Government Act 2011 (Act No. 36 of 2011).

This Act makes provision for the establishment Municipal City Councils, Municipal Town Councils, Village Councils and District Councils, provides for functions and powers of such authorities and for other matters related to local authorities such as the cadastral database and the granting of permits and licenses. It also concerns services provided for by local authorities such as the storage...

Keywords
Taxes, Waste disposal, Waste management
Regulation
| 2011 |
Malta
Waste Regulations, 2011 [S.L.549.63].

These regulations are composed by 37 articles organised in seven parts, plus ten schedules. The first Part covers the scope of the Regulations, which is the implementation of the EU legislation on waste, the objective of which is to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste and by reducing overall impacts of...

Keywords
Plastic waste, Recycling, Waste collection
Legislation
| 2011 |
Australia
Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

This Act, consisting of 16 Chapters divided into 302 sections, aims at promoting waste avoidance and reduction, and resource recovery and efficiency actions; reducing the consumption of natural resources and minimizing the disposal of waste by encouraging waste avoidance and the recovery, re-use and recycling of waste; minimizing the overall impact of waste generation and disposal; ensuring a...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchy
Regulation
| 2011 |
Nigeria
National Environmental (Electric/Electronic Sector) Regulations, 2011. S.I. no. 23/2011.

The purpose of these Regulations, made under the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act, is to prevent and minimise pollution from all operations and activities of the electrical and electronic sector. According to these Regulations, which apply the Polluter Pays Principle, a facility or a corporate of the sector shall submit to the competent Agency an emergency...

Keywords
Enforcement, Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Verification of compliance, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste, Recycling
Legislation
| 2011 |
Cyprus
Waste Law, 2011 (Law No. 185(Ι)/2011).

The Law aims at harmonizing the Cypriot legislative framework with Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and intends creating the suitable legislative framework for harmonizing the Cypriot legislation, through secondary legislation, with a number of other related EU directives. The Law also provides for the implementation at a national level of Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 on shipments of waste, as last...

Keywords
Hazardous waste, Waste export, Waste management, Waste prevention
Legislation
| 2011 |
Nepal
Solid Waste Management Act, 2068 (2011).

This Act, consisting of 10 Chapters, provides for Solid Waste Generation, Collection, and Disposal Management. The local body shall be responsible for the management of solid waste by construction and operation of infrastructure like transfer station, landfill site, processing plant, compost plant, biogas-plant and also collection of waste, final disposal and processing. It specifies all the...

Keywords
Hazardous waste, Product bans, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste pickers
Legislation
| 2010 |
Costa Rica
Law on Integrated Waste Management

Esta Ley tiene por objeto regular la gestión integral de residuos y el uso eficiente de los recursos, mediante la planificación y ejecución de acciones regulatorias, operativas, financieras, administrativas, educativas, ambientales y saludables de monitoreo y evaluación.

Keywords
Certification, Deposit-refund schemes , Fiscal incentives, Hazardous waste, Stakeholder engagement, Waste, Waste collection, Waste disposal, Waste management
Legislation
| 2010 |
Mexico
Sustainable Environment Management Law for the State of Durango

This Law regulates Article 26 of the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, in accordance with the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection, in the terms established in Article 73, section XXIX-G of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.

Keywords
Economic instruments, Life-cycle approach, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic straws, Product design standards, Recycling, Single-use plastic products, Waste management