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February 18, 2022

GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy

Policy commitment ensures that decisions taken by members of the GLA Group on the procurement of goods, works or services are...

Type
Organisation policy
Policy
February 10, 2022United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Ecodesign of stoves

From 1 January 2022 all stoves placed on the market in the UK must be Ecodesign compliant. This means that they have been...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 22, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Scottish Household Recycling Charter and its associated Code of Practice

Aim to increase the quantity and quality of recycling and make further progress towards Scotland's waste targets and overall...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
February 22, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Scottish Government's Recycling Improvement Fund

Aim to increase the quantity and quality of recycling and make further progress towards Scotland's waste targets and overall...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Economic/Fiscal instrument
Policy
February 19, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products and Oxo-degradable Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. (Scottish Statutory Instrument)

These are marine litter focused regulations aiming to reduce the impact plastic waste has on our communities, oceans, rivers...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 16, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Consistency in recycling collections in England

Driving up recycling rates to above 50% will keep resources in circulation longer and consequently reduce the consumption of...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 16, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Deposit Return Scheme

The intention behind a well-designed DRS is that it is easy for consumers to return drinks containers. Consumers are charged...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 5, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Resources & Waste Strategy for England

Implementing the policy direction laid out in the RWS will lead to a significant shift towards a more circular economy, which...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
January 14, 2020Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy

Green Tax

Green tax is a known to have a big potential and a widely used tool towards a circular economy. A circular economy helps...

Organisation
Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy
Type
Economic/Fiscal instrument
Policy
January 14, 2020Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy

National Waste Management Policy

The following are some of the expected outcomes of this policy that would help shifting to sustainable consumption and...

Organisation
Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
January 12, 2020Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy

Certification of the Maldives skipjack pole and line fisheries

Each MSC certified fishery has been independently assessed on its specific impacts to wild fish populations and the...

Organisation
Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
December 29, 2019Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy

National Action Plan on Air Pollutants

This action plan consist control measures and actions to implement the measure for transport, electricity and waste sector...

Organisation
Maldives - Ministry of Environment & Energy
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan