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”)
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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…
Vanuatu Plastic Related Laws Waste Management Regulations Order No. 15 of 2018 (pursuant to authority under Waste Management Act No. 24 of 2014): Regulates the manufacturing and distribution of single-use plastics as waste management – “Prohibition of the manufacturing [and…
A ban on import, distribution, sale and use of single use plastic containers, cutlery, straws in place now and a ban on...
> Law No. 17/2019 Relating to the Prohibition of Manufacturing, Importation, Use and Sale of Plastic Carry Bags and Single-Use Plastic Items Rwanda’s Law No. 17/2019 was adopted 10 August 2019 and came into force upon publishing on 23 September…
Sheikh Asim Farooq v. Federation of Pakistan, W.P. No. 192069 of 2018 (Lahore High Court (30 August 2019) In response to massive deforestation, Petitioners filed a writ petition asking the Lahore High Court to order the government of Pakistan to…