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Regulation
| 2011 |
Australia
Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Regulations.

These Regulations, consisting of 13 sections divided into four Parts and completed by one Schedule, declare certain liquids not to be beverages and exempts certain beverage containers from the operation of the container deposit scheme (CDS). A regulated container is a container to which the CDS applies and for which a supply approval is in force and that bears the approved refund marking. The...

Keywords
Biodegradable plastics, Compostable plastics, Domestic waste, Extended Producer Responsibility, Hazardous waste, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic waste, Recyclable packaging, Toxic waste, Very lightweight plastic carrier bags, Waste management hierarchy
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 |
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 |
Ecuador
Reglamento para la Aplicación de la Ley de Fomento Ambiental y Optimización de los Ingresos del Estado
Ecuador Reglamento para la Aplicación de la Ley de Fomento Ambiental y Optimización de los Ingresos del Estado Decree 987 of 2011 Published in Suplemento del Registro Oficial 608 on 30 diciembre 2011 Commenced on 24 noviembre 2011 [This is the version of this document from 30 diciembre 2011.] Rafael Correa Delgado PRESIDENTE CONSTITUCIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA Considerando: Que la Constitución de la...
Legislation | 2011 |
Ecuador
Ley de Fomento Ambiental y Optimización de los Ingresos del Estado
Ecuador Ley de Fomento Ambiental y Optimización de los Ingresos del Estado Published in Suplemento del Registro Oficial 583 on 24 noviembre 2011 Commenced on 24 noviembre 2011 [This is the version of this document from 24 noviembre 2011.] PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA Considerando: Que el artículo 14 de la Constitución de la República del Ecuador, determina que se " reconoce el derecho de la...
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
| 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