Environmental Legislation
Drinks industry fight Australian National Container Scheme
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- Published on Tuesday, 27 November 2012 08:31
- Written by Staff Reporter
AUSTRALIA – The Australian beverage industry has banded together to protest the proposed National Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), claiming that it will effectively raise prices.
Mumbai government clamps down on thin plastic packaging use
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- Published on Monday, 30 July 2012 08:30
- Written by Staff Reporter
INDIA – Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the civic body governing the Indian city of Mumbai, has issued a strict warning against the usage of plastic bags of less than 50 microns thickness to pack food items.
Philippines municipality pushes anti-plastic ordinance
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- Published on Friday, 20 July 2012 08:11
- Written by Staff Reporter
PHILIPPINES - To stop the accumulation of plastic garbage and reduce negative environmental impact, the Sablan municipality has proposed a new legislation: “The Anti-Plastic Ordinance of 2011 of the Municipality of Sablan.”
Philippines’ Makati City to ban plastic packaging from 2013
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 08:29
- Written by Staff Reporter
PHILIPPINES - The local government of Makati City is banning the use of plastic bags, Styrofoam and other non-biodegradable packaging material for certain end use applications from January 2013.
Australia’s carbon tax kicks in
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 July 2012 08:32
- Written by Staff Reporter
AUSTRALIA – The Australian government’s carbon tax has taken effect as of 1 July, forcing about 300 of the most-polluting companies to pay a A$23 (US$24) levy for every tonne of greenhouse gases they produce.
Another major Philippines city bans plastics and styrofoam
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- Published on Thursday, 07 June 2012 08:21
- Written by Staff Reporter
PHILIPPINES - The city government of Marikina has implemented a ban on the use of plastics as storage and packaging materials for dry and wet goods being sold in the city.
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