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February 22, 2023France - Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territory Cohesion

Consumer information on the environmental qualities and characteristics of products

The policy has the following objectives: - make environmental information more accurate, clearer and more understandable -...

Organisation
France - Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territory Cohesion
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 21, 2023France - Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territory Cohesion

Prohibition of the destruction of unsold products

This policy allows for savings of natural resources and of waste. It is also related to more sustainable business practices.

Organisation
France - Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territory Cohesion
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 16, 2023France - Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territory Cohesion

Repairability index

Repairability index Since 1 January 2021, a repairability index is enforced in France for five categories of electronic and...

Organisation
France - Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territory Cohesion
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
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 10, 2022United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Environment Act: Powers on ecodesign and information

The new powers acquired in the Environment Act 2021 extend UK Government’s ability to introduce ecodesign requirements to a...

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

Single-use plastic item ban: Plates, cutlery, balloon sticks, expanded polystyrene food & drink containers

From November 2021 to February 2022, we consulted on the proposal to ban the supply of single-use plastic plates, cutlery...

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 18, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Plastic Packaging Tax

As noted above, this policy instrument will encourage the use of recycled plastic, which represents a more sustainable method...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Economic/Fiscal instrument
Policy
February 18, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Single-use plastic ban: plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers, plastic-stemmed cotton buds

This will reduce the consumption and production of single-use plastic products and reduce waste generation.

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