Plastic toolkit
-
SVG
Legislation Explorer
A comprehensive collection of plastic pollution-related legislation from around the world -
SVG
Legislative Reference Guide
Key steps and considerations in developing a regulatory intervention on single-use plastics -
SVG
Learning resources
Relevant reports and e-learning courses -
SVG
Case studies
Examples of binding and non-binding responses to plastic pollution at the country and regional levels -
SVG
Glossary
A structured list of Law and Plastics-related terms and definitions, with links to all toolkit content tagged with that term
Resource type
- Legislation
- Case study
- Learning resource
Country
Return results that match any of the selected countries.
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (2)
- Andorra (1)
- Antigua and Barbuda (3)
- Argentina (4)
- Australia (32)
- Austria (2)
- Bahamas (3)
- Bahrain (1)
- Barbados (9)
- Belarus (3)
- Belgium (4)
- Belize (3)
- Benin (3)
- Bhutan (4)
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
- Botswana (4)
- Brazil (5)
- Brunei Darussalam (4)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Burkina Faso (1)
- Cabo Verde (3)
- Cambodia (1)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (21)
- Chad (2)
- Chile (6)
- China (13)
- Colombia (23)
- Congo (1)
- Costa Rica (8)
- Côte d'Ivoire (3)
- Croatia (3)
- Cyprus (2)
- Czechia (4)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
- Denmark (2)
- Djibouti (2)
- Dominica (4)
- Ecuador (13)
- Egypt (1)
- El Salvador (2)
- Eritrea (1)
- Estonia (4)
- Eswatini (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- European Union (30)
- Fiji (5)
- Finland (7)
- France (10)
- Gabon (2)
- Gambia (3)
- Georgia (2)
- Germany (5)
- Ghana (3)
- Greece (4)
- Grenada (2)
- Guatemala (1)
- Guyana (6)
- Haiti (1)
- Hungary (3)
- Iceland (2)
- India (11)
- Indonesia (10)
- Ireland (13)
- Israel (4)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (5)
- Japan (1)
- Jordan (2)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Kenya (17)
- Kiribati (3)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic (2)
- Latvia (4)
- Lebanon (1)
- Lesotho (1)
- Liberia (1)
- Libya (1)
- Lithuania (1)
- Madagascar (1)
- Malawi (6)
- Malaysia (4)
- Maldives (14)
- Mali (2)
- Malta (8)
- Marshall Islands (3)
- Mauritania (2)
- Mauritius (18)
- Mexico (17)
- Micronesia (Federated States of) (1)
- Monaco (3)
- Mongolia (1)
- Montenegro (3)
- Morocco (2)
- Mozambique (1)
- Namibia (11)
- Nauru (1)
- Nepal (2)
- Netherlands (6)
- New Zealand (4)
- Nigeria (11)
- North Macedonia (2)
- Norway (1)
- Oman (1)
- Pakistan (4)
- Palau (5)
- Panama (2)
- Papua New Guinea (2)
- Paraguay (4)
- Peru (9)
- Philippines (9)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (8)
- Qatar (1)
- Republic of Korea (2)
- Republic of Moldova (1)
- Romania (1)
- Russian Federation (1)
- Rwanda (8)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)
- Saint Lucia (5)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
- Samoa (5)
- San Marino (2)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Senegal (2)
- Serbia (3)
- Seychelles (10)
- Sierra Leone (3)
- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (2)
- Slovenia (3)
- Solomon Islands (3)
- Somalia (3)
- South Africa (16)
- Spain (9)
- Sri Lanka (8)
- Sudan (1)
- Sweden (3)
- Switzerland (3)
- Timor-Leste (2)
- Togo (1)
- Tonga (6)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3)
- Tunisia (2)
- Türkiye (2)
- Tuvalu (3)
- Uganda (6)
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (17)
- United Republic of Tanzania (10)
- United States of America (79)
- Uruguay (2)
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Vanuatu (2)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (1)
- Viet Nam (4)
- Zambia (6)
- Zimbabwe (8)
Regulatory approach
- Bans and restrictions
- Economic instruments (taxes, levies, subsidies)
- Extended producer responsibility (EPR)
- Product standards, certification and labelling requirements
- Waste management legislation
- Combined actions
- Other actions
Law and Plastics Taxonomy
-
Compliance and enforcement
(189)
- Emissions and releases (103)
- Impacts (16)
- Littering (26)
-
Marine litter
(55)
- Maritime sources (5)
- Open burning (1)
- Plastic pollution (18)
- Pollutants (3)
- Pollution of the marine environment (17)
- Institutional arrangements (6)
-
Coordination
(4)
- Cabon budget processes (1)
- Climate strategies (1)
- Cross-departmental consultation (1)
- Disaster risk management (3)
- District (2)
- Educational background (1)
- Environment Agency (1)
- Environmental Ministry (1)
- Government departments (3)
- Intergovernmental programmes (2)
- Risk reduction (2)
- Sectoral carbon budget (1)
- Semi-government organizations (2)
- Financing (1)
- Integration and mainstreaming (4)
- Public participation (5)
- Plastic materials and production (178)
-
Microplastics
(27)
-
Primary microplastics
(10)
- Monomers (1)
- Plastic polymers (146)
-
Synthetic polymers
(95)
- Polyethylene terephthalate (31)
-
Polyolefins
(54)
- Polystyrene (65)
- Plastics (24)
- Plastics types (25)
- Policy approaches (264)
- Circular economy (36)
-
Economic instruments
(129)
- Deposit-refund schemes (24)
- Fines (30)
-
Fiscal incentives
(24)
- Taxes (56)
- Extended Producer Responsibility (73)
- Just transition (3)
- Life-cycle approach (22)
- Product bans (77)
- Problematic and avoidable plastic products (310)
- Exempted products (9)
-
Short-lived plastic products
(308)
-
Plastic packaging
(274)
-
Plastic carrier bags
(206)
- Plastic containers (7)
- Single-use plastic products (128)
- Product design, composition and performance (180)
-
Alternative plastics and plastic products
(109)
- Bio-based plastics (1)
-
Biodegradable plastics
(92)
- Product design and performance (84)
- Certification (37)
-
Labelling
(54)
- Product standardization (22)
-
Product design standards
(13)
- Stakeholder engagement (35)
- Waste management (587)
-
Dumping
(10)
- Environmentally sound waste management (1)
- Fishing gear (8)
- Integrated coastal zone management (8)
- Transboundary movement of plastic waste (10)
- Waste (443)
- Domestic waste (45)
- Dumpsites (1)
-
Hazardous waste
(158)
- Waste collection (62)
- Waste disposal (133)
- Waste management facilities (5)
- Waste management hierarchy (160)
- Waste management plans (3)
- Waste minimization (14)
- Waste prevention (65)
- Waste streams (1)
- Waste treatment and processing (105)
Showing 51 - 60 of 825 resultsDisposable Plastic Bag Tax| 2021 |Regulation
United States of AmericaKeywordsLevies, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Single-use plastic productsCase study | 2021Single Use Plastic Phase Out PlanThis phase-out plan is a national initiative to phase-out the production, import and consumption of certain single-use plastics in the Maldives and promote the use of sustainable alternatives, in the effort to protect human health and the vulnerable marine environment of the country. In addition, by using strategic awareness and educational campaigns, the aim of this plan is to reduce the...CountryMaldives
Case study | 2021The Surfers Against Sewage - Million Mile Clean 2021This campaign aims to clean 10 million miles of beach by 2030, aligning with Surfers Against Sewage 10 year ambition of ending plastic pollution on UK beaches by 2030. They tackle the issue of plastics in the ocean at every level, from asking individuals to reduce their plastic consumption to lobbying the government for changes to legislation. The campaign mobilised around 150 thousand volunteers...CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Case study | 2021National Plastics Plan 2021The National Plastics Plan outlines actions and key milestones to reduce Australia’s plastics problem. Its goals are to: Reduce plastic waste and increase recycling rates Find alternatives to the plastics we don’t need Reduce the amount of plastics impacting our environment. To achieve this it will: Phase out the most problematic plastics Work to make our beaches and oceans free of plastic Bring...CountryAustraliaPlastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.| 2021 |Regulation
IndiaThese Rules amend the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (principal Rules). Rule 2(1) is amended to expand the scope of the principal Rules to brand-owners and plastic waste processors. In Rule 3, definitions of non-woven plastic bag, plastic waste processing, single-use plastic commodity, thermoset plastic and thermoplastic are added. Rule 4 is amended to include list of items and products made...
KeywordsPlastic waste, Plastics, Waste management, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic sheets, Single-use plastic products, Thickness, Polystyrene, Recycling, Thermoplastics, Compostable plastics, StyrofoamSingle-Use Plastic Products Regulation Act HB9147| 2021 |Legislation
PhilippinesKeywordsProduct bans, Single-use plastic productsLegislation | 2021 |Finance Act 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom Finance Act 2021 Chapter 26 Commenced on 10 June 2021 [This is the version of this document from 10 June 2021.] An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance. [10th June 2021] Most Gracious Sovereign WE, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal...Legislation | 2021 |Ley 21368
ChileChile Ley 21368 Act 21368 of 2021 Published on 13 agosto 2021 Commenced [This is the version of this document at 12 agosto 2024.] REGULA LA ENTREGA DE PLÁSTICOS DE UN SOLO USO Y LAS BOTELLAS PLÁSTICAS, Y MODIFICA LOS CUERPOS LEGALES QUE INDICA Teniendo presente que el H. Congreso Nacional ha dado su aprobación al siguiente proyecto de ley, iniciado en Moción del Honorable senador señor Alejandro...Pagination
- Stakeholder engagement (35)
- Product standardization (22)
- Product design and performance (84)
- Plastic containers (7)
-
Plastic carrier bags
(206)
-
Plastic packaging
(274)
- Taxes (56)
- Polystyrene (65)
-
Primary microplastics
(10)
- Emissions and releases (103)