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February 6, 2024

Prohibition on Importation of Plastic Shopping Bags Regulations 2012

Regulations to prohibit the importation of biodegradable plastic shopping bags therefore less plastic waste in the...

Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
March 6, 2023

Reforms to Australia’s packaging co-regulatory framework

Australia has a mandatory national co-regulatory framework that was established in 1999 to reduce the environmental impacts...

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 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
January 31, 2022US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)

Save Our Seas Act 2.0

The SOS Act 2.0 is a vehicle through which the United States can implement more sustainable consumption and production...

Organisation
US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
January 31, 2022Mauritius - Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change

Environment Protection (Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle Permit) Regulations 2001

The Vision of the Government of Mauritius is for a Clean and Green Mauritius and this Vision also calls for concrete action...

Organisation
Mauritius - Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
January 28, 2022Mauritius - Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change

Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2020 and Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) Regulations 2020.

The Regulations have been formulated with the main objective of curbing the use, import and production of plastic products...

Organisation
Mauritius - Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 18, 2021United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge Extension

A single-use plastic bag charge has been in place in England since 2015. In May 2021, it was increased from 5p to 10p and...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Economic/Fiscal instrument
Policy
February 17, 2021Philippines - National Economic and Development Authority

SEC Memorandum Circular No. 4, Series of 2019 (Sustainability Reporting Guidelines for Publicly-Listed Companies)

The policy instrument drives PLCs in the Philippines to measure their economic, environmental and social and impacts. This...

Organisation
Philippines - National Economic and Development Authority
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
January 26, 2021Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Tax on plastic carrier bags

Reducing the use of plastic carrier bags.

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Economic/Fiscal instrument