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Aruba: Select plastic laws

In 2019, Aruba banned the import, manufacture, sale, or free distribution of a list of products made of single use plastic or polystyrene.

Guatemala: Select plastic law

  Guatemala – Plastic-related law Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 189-2019 (federal application) Ban on single-use plastic Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 189-2019 prohibits the use and distribution of single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, disposable plastic plates, glasses and stirrers, and disposable plastic or…

Belize: Select plastic laws

Returnable Containers Act, Cap. 328:01 Distributors and dealers must collect a deposit on beverage containers sold or distributed. Art. 3(1).

Costa Rica’s Plastic Laws

Costa Rica – Plastic-related Laws Ley para combatir la contaminación por plástico y proteger el ambiente, No. 9786 (26 Nov. 2019) Plastic Bags and Straws This law bans the sale or distribution of plastic bags by supermarkets and other retail…

Algeria: Select plastic laws

Algeria Law n° 19-14 of 14 Rabie Ethani 1441 amends the VAT on plastic bags imported or produced locally to be 200 Dinar per kilogramme. The funds from this tax are divided between the general state budget (73%) and the…

Chile: Select plastic laws

Prohíbe la Entrega de Bolsas Plásticas de Comercio en Todo el Territorio Nacional, Ley No. 21.100 (2018). (“bolsas plásticas de comercio”)

Malawi: Select plastic laws

  Environment Management (Plastics) Regulations, 2015 (Malawi) The regulations ban the import, manufacture, trade and commercial distribution of “plastics, plastic bags and plastic sheets made of plastic film with a wall thickness of less than sixty micrometres.” Art. 3. The regulations…

Antigua and Barbuda: Select plastic laws

Plastic and Styrofoam bans The External Trade (Shopping Plastic Bags Production) Order, 2017, bans the import, distribution, sale, and use of plastic bags. Art. 3. The law exempts aa list of plastic bags including bread wrapping, wrap for fresh meat…