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Burkina Faso: Select plastic laws
Countries and Regions:
Sub-Saharan Africa
,
Burkina Faso
Date of the Resource:
09/15/2022
Resource Topic:
Plastic
,
Waste
,
Plastics and plastic waste
Niger - select plastic laws
Countries and Regions:
Sub-Saharan Africa
,
Niger
Date of the Resource:
09/15/2022
Resource Topic:
Plastic
,
Waste
,
Plastics and plastic waste
Argentina's Waste Laws (select laws)
Countries and Regions:
South America
,
Argentina
Date of the Resource:
10/06/2020
Resource Topic:
Waste
Chile - Select Waste Laws
Countries and Regions:
South America
,
Chile
Date of the Resource:
10/06/2020
Resource Topic:
Waste
Senegal: Select plastic laws
Countries and Regions:
Sub-Saharan Africa
,
Senegal
Date of the Resource:
06/14/2020
Resource Topic:
Plastic
,
Waste
Vanuatu: Select plastic laws
Countries and Regions:
Pacific
,
Vanuatu
Date of the Resource:
06/13/2020
Resource Topic:
Plastic
,
Waste
Vanuatu
Countries and Regions:
Pacific
,
Vanuatu
Date of the Resource:
06/13/2020
Resource Topic:
Plastic
,
Waste
Ocean Waste in the Gulf of Honduras: Where it goes and what to do about it
Countries and Regions:
Central America
,
Honduras
Date of the Resource:
01/01/2013
Resource Topic:
Waste
India -- V. Srinivisan v. Union of India and others, Appeal 18/2011(T) (2012.02.24) (National Green Tribunal) (Final Order) (False information in an EIA)
Countries and Regions:
India
,
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
02/24/2012
Resource Topic:
Municipal waste
,
Waste
,
Environmental Impact Assessment
India -- V. Srinivisan v. Union of India and others, Appeal 18/2011(T) (2012.01.19) (National Green Tribunal) (Appellants written submissions) (False information in an EIA)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
01/19/2012
Resource Topic:
Environmental Impact Assessment
,
Waste
,
Landfills
,
Municipal waste
Philippines -- Bondoc et al v. Paje, Secretary of the DENR, et al (2011.10.24) (Supreme Court) (Petition for Writ of Kalikasan) (Seeking revocation of permission for the Obando Sanitary Landfill)
Countries and Regions:
East Asia
Date of the Resource:
10/24/2011
Resource Topic:
Municipal waste
,
Landfills
,
Waste
Pakistan -- Qazi Ali Athar v. Ministry of Health and others, Constitution Petition No. D-363 of 2008 before the Sindh High Court (2011.06.04) (Summary of Review Petition)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
06/04/2011
Resource Topic:
Waste
,
Medical waste
Pakistan -- Qazi Ali Athar v. Ministry of Health and others, Constitution Petition No. D-363 of 2008 before the Sindh High Court (2010.12.22) (Order of the Court)
Countries and Regions:
Pakistan
,
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
12/22/2010
Resource Topic:
Medical waste
,
Waste
India -- A. Narayanan v. Department of Environment & Forests et al. (2009.07.09) (counter affidavit of plastic bag manufacturers association)
Countries and Regions:
India
,
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
07/09/2009
Resource Topic:
Plastics and plastic waste
,
Waste
India -- Sri Sai Nagar Residents Welfare Association v. Tamil Nadu Environment and Forest Department et al., WP 18888/1997 and 13105/2008 (Third Report Submitted by the Committee of Experts) (2009.07.08).
Countries and Regions:
India
,
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
07/08/2009
Resource Topic:
Reuse and recycling
,
Municipal waste
,
Landfills
,
Incineration
,
Composting of waste
,
Waste
S. Nandakumar v. Tamil Nadu Dept. of Environment & Forests and others (writ affidavit June 2009)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
06/01/2009
Resource Topic:
Waste
,
Composting of waste
India -- A. Narayanan v. Department of Environment & Forests et al. (2009.03.12) (original petition)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
03/12/2009
Resource Topic:
Waste
,
Plastics and plastic waste
Pakistan -- Qazi Ali Athar v. Ministry of Health and others, Constitution Petition No. D-363 of 2008 before the Sindh High Court (2008.02.04) (Original Petition)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
Pakistan
Date of the Resource:
02/04/2008
Resource Topic:
Waste
,
Incineration
,
Medical waste
Philippines Waste Laws (select laws)
Countries and Regions:
East Asia
,
Philippines
Date of the Resource:
07/24/2000
Resource Topic:
Waste