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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…
Returnable Containers Act, Cap. 328:01
Distributors and dealers must collect a deposit on beverage containers sold or distributed. Art. 3(1).
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 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…
Prohíbe la Entrega de Bolsas Plásticas de Comercio en Todo el Territorio Nacional, Ley No. 21.100 (2018). (“bolsas plásticas de comercio”)
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…
The Act bans the import, distribution, manufacture, possession, sale, supply, or use of “single use plastic food ware”.
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…
The law bans the production, importation, exportation, sale, keeping, distribution, and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags (Articles 2-4).
Senegal Loi relative à la prévention et la réduction de l’incidence sur l’environnement des produits plastiques, la loi n° 2020-04 du 08 Janvier 2020 Senegal’s 2020 law addresses prevention and reduction of impacts on the environment and human health of…
