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  2. Global strategies
  3. Developing laws for waste management

Developing laws for waste management

  • Establishing legislation of wastes

Claim

Mandatory environmental producer responsibility laws will be needed, because voluntary initiatives have not quite solved the problem, especially for plastics.

Broader

Establishing comprehensive environmental law system
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Narrower

Adopting laws to prevent the illegal export or import of hazardous waste
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Monitoring compliance violations of hazardous waste export/import laws
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Expanding laws to control spills in water
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Facilitates

Decreasing waste packaging
Presentable

Value

Wastage
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Mismanagement
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Reference

European Brands Association, Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU and European Recovery and Recycling Association: European Packaging Waste Legislation

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(E) Emanations of other strategies
Subject
  • Societal problems » Waste
  • Law » Law
  • Management » Management
  • Development » Development
    • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Jan 30, 2023