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Showing 451 - 460 of 825 resultsProducer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 3082 of 2012).| 2012 |Regulation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThese Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 by, among other things, inserting a new Part (11) on review by the Secretary of State of regulations 2 to 40 of the principal Regulations in relation to England and Wales. The Regulations also amend Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations.
KeywordsPlastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Waste management hierarchyArrêté interministériel n°001/CAB/MIN/PME/ 2012 et n°003 CAB/MIN/ECO&COM/2012 du 21 août 2012 portant interdiction de fabrication, d'importation ct de commercialisation des emballages non biodégradables.| 2012 |Regulation
Democratic Republic of the CongoLe présent arrêté interdit la fabrication, l’importation et la commercialisation des emballages non biodégradables sur l'ensemble du territoire national de la République Démocratique du Congo .
KeywordsAlternative plastics and plastic products, Biodegradable plastics, Product bans(Plastic Packaging and Plastic Bottles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (S.I. No. 84 of 2012)| 2012 |Regulation
ZimbabweKeywordsPolystyrene, Product bansMoEF decree No.13/2012 on Guidelines for implementation of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle through Waste Bank| 2012 |Regulation
IndonesiaKeywordsDeposit-refund schemes , Fiscal incentives, Waste managementChapter 8.74: Single-Use Plastic Carryout Bags| 2012 |Legislation
United States of AmericaKeywordsEnforcement, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Reusable packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste management hierarchyCase study | 2012Environmentally Acceptable Packaging and ProductsAn 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 PRODUCTSCountryUnited States of America
Case study | 2012Standard for Classification of Biodegradable Plastic Bags 2012This is the standard for classifying biodegradable plastic bags in the Maldives.CountryMaldives
Legislation | 2012 |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'IvoireCôte 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...Regulation for the Application of the Law on Environmental Protection and Optimization of State Revenues| 2011 |Regulation
EcuadorKeywordsDeposit-refund schemes , Levies, Plastic packaging, Single-use plastic products, Waste collectionPagination
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