India
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India issued a notification on April 28, 2025, regarding the display of information on plastic packaging materials, in accordance with the 2016 Plastic …
Vietnam
On December 25, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued “Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BCT on Energy Consumption Standards for the Plastics Manufacturing Sector”. The circular outlines methods for …
India
On March 28, 2025, India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) issued the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) First Amendment Regulations, 2025, amending the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, …
South Korea
On February 21, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced a draft amendment to the Enforcement Order of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling …
Indonesia
On April 2, 2025, the Bali provincial government issued and immediately enforced Directive No. 9 of 2025 on the Bali Clean Waste Movement, which bans the manufacture, distribution, and provision …
Australia
In February 2025, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water (DCCEEW) unveiled the results of its public consultation on proposed packaging regulation reforms. This follows the …
Thailand
On January 31, 2025, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) of Thailand released the Sustainable Packaging Materials Management Bill (Buddhist Year of …
South Korea
On January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea enacted and enforced Notice on the Mandatory Recycling Ratios by Product and Packaging Material of 2025. This Notice has …
South Korea
On November 6, 2024, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) issued an administrative preliminary notice on draft amendment to the Notice on the Procedure for Reducing the Amount of Recycling …
Australia
The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) released “The 2024 National Waste Policy Action Plan” on December 10, 2024. In Australia, the National Waste Policy was …
South Korea
On December 12, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Korea (MOE) announced a draft revision of the Evaluation Criteria for Recyclability Grading of Packaging Materials. This draft revision aims to …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2025 on January 25, 2025, which came into force on the same day.
China
On Nov. 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a voluntary national standard for the label and logo of recycled plastics (GB/T 45090-2024). The standard shows requirements for …
China
On Nov. 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a voluntary national standard that shows allowable concentrations for certain hazardous chemicals in recycled plastics (GB/T 45091-2024). The English …
South Korea
On November 8, 2024, The Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly of South Korea announced that it is considering a new revision proposal for the Act on the …
Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a notification on September 1, 2024, regarding the ban of single-use plastic under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2021.
South Korea
On October 23, 2024, Rep. Kim So-hee proposed a bill under her representation to partially amend the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources, issuing a preliminary …
*Taiwan
On Sept. 20, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced a plan to revise recycling fees for containers, and released a draft list of new fees. Article 16 of Taiwan’s Waste …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Ecomark Rules, 2024 on 26 September 2024, which came into force on the same day. The Rules constitute …
South Korea
On September 5, 2024, the National Assembly of South Korea announced that it has formulated a bill entitled “Special Law on the Reduction and Management of Microplastics” and will deliberate …
Australia
On September 27, 2024, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) released a consultation paper on “Reform of packaging regulation.” The deadline for submitting comments …
Australia
In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, “NSW Plastics: The Way Forward” (Draft for Consultation), which sets out proposals for reducing plastic use in the future, was released on September 8th, …
Australia
On August 20, 2024, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania released the discussion paper “Phasing out Problematic Single-Use Plastics in Tasmania” and began seeking public comment. The deadline …
Vietnam
On August 14, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam promulgated Notice No. 460/TB-BTNMT Stipulating the Second Edition of the List of Recycling Facilities for Products …
South Korea
On July 24, 2024, a total of 10 Korean lawmakers, including Rep. Lee Soo Jin, proposed a bill to the National Assembly of South Korea to partially amend the Act …
South Korea
On July 19, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with industrial players in the home appliance sector with the aim of …
Australia
In May 2024, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) of Western Australia released the latest version of the “Guidance on the Expanded Plastic Packaging Ban.” This guidance explains …
China
On August 5, 2024, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association (CHEAA) issued a group standard called “Technical specifications of recycled plastics for home appliances” (T/CHEAA 0034-2024). Although this standard is …
South Korea
From October 2023 through to March 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea conducted its first phase of a pilot project with the aim for establishing …
Australia
On May 28, 2024, the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) submitted a report, “Drowning in Waste,” …
China
On June 28, 2024, the China Petrochemical Industry Federation released a draft national voluntary standard (GB/T) titled “Requirements of concentration limits for restricted substances in recycled plastics” on the National …
*Taiwan
On May 6, 2024, the Resource Circulation Administration of Ministry of the Environment of Taiwan held an industry meeting to discuss about the draft of “Recycling levy and recycling subsidy …
Philippines
On April 30, 2024, Plastic Bank, a social fintech company working to eradicate poverty and prevent plastic pollution, hosted a webinar on the Philippines’ Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act. In …
Philippines
As confirmed on May 30, 2024, the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and the Solid Waste Management Division have published a “Roadmap …
South Korea
On April 30, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea started implementing partially revised regulation titled “Regulation on Standards for Product Packaging Materials and Packaging Methods,” which was …
China
On May 8, 2024, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association published a draft of an association standard called the Technical Specifications of Recycled Plastics for the Household Electrical Appliances. The …
*Taiwan
On April 25, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan announced a draft amendment to the “Scope of responsible suppliers of articles or containers on which recycling labels shall be …
Philippines
The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2024-04 “Compliance Reporting and Audit Guidelines for Republic Act No. 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of …
South Korea
On March 28, 2024, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that it will implement Labeling Program for Recycled Raw Materials Made from Waste Plastics beginning on March 29, 2024 …
India
On April 4, 2024, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has renewed its Guidelines for Assessment of Environment Compensation to be levied for Violation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) has published the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 on March 14, 2024, amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules, …
Malaysia
SIRIM (Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia) published an industrial standard, “SIRIM ECO 018:2024 Eco-labelling criteria -Recycled plastic products” on February 16, 2024. This standard establishes eco-labeling requirements for …
South Korea
From December 12, 2023 to January 2, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea issued a preliminary legislative notice on the Standards and Methods for Labeling of Use Ratio …
India
The Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) promulgated a notification on January 22, 2024, extending the deadline for filing annual returns for fiscal year (FY) 2022-2023 under the Plastic …
India
India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has promulgated a notification on January 15, 2024, to call for producers, importers, and brand owners in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging …
Vietnam
On December 18, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, through official document No. 782/TB-BTNMT, published a list of Producer Responsible Organizations (PROs) that are delegated by …
Vietnam
On December 1, 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), held …
South Korea
On November 7, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced that it has formulated draft amendments to the Enforcement Order and Enforcement Rules of the Act on the …
India
India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has promulgated two notifications regarding the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, on November 20, 2023. In both of the notifications, CPCB requested the State …
Vietnam
On November 7, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam established Decision No. 3257/QD-BTNMT Promulgating Vietnam Eco-Label Criteria Applicable to Environmentally Friendly Plastic Packaging and enforced it …
South Korea
On November 2, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that in order to further promote the use of recycled materials, it will further reduce the mandatory …
China
On October 12, 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission and other three central government agencies of China launched the “Three-year action plan for promoting bamboo as an eco-friendly substitute …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released an amendment draft for the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and is inviting public comment for 60 days. The …
*Hong Kong
On October 18, 2023, the Hong Kong government announced that the Legislative Council had passed the Product Eco-responsibility (Amendment) Bill 2023 (Amendment Bill). Once the Chief Executive promulgates the Amendment …
Australia
On August 25, 2023, the State of Queensland promulgated the “Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023” (the “Regulation”). Parts 5 and 6 of the Regulation came into force on September …
*Taiwan
Based on the guidance of the Resource Recycling Bureau, Ministry of the Environment of Taiwan, on August 29, September 5 and September 6, 2023, the Eco Technology & Consultants Co., …
India
India’s Goa state cabinet has passed the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2023 on August 1, 2023. The bill seeks to amend the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996, …
China
On September 4, 2023, the Macao Special Administrative Region of China announced that by amending Article 5(1) of the Trade Law, the import of disposable non-degradable plastic plates and cups …
*Taiwan
On August 21, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan released the amendment to the notice “Subsidies for collecting/removing/processing regulated waste containers”. According to the Article 18 of the “Waste …
Pakistan
Pakistan government are strengthening regulations on plastic products an packaging.
Pakistan
Plastics regulations are being significantly tightened in Punjab province in Pakistan.
*Taiwan
On June 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) announced the amendments to the Notice “Parties subject to and implementation methods of disposable tableware use …
Vietnam
On May 22, 2023, the Vietnamese government promulgated Prime Minister’s Decision No. 13/2023/QD-TTg on the List of Scraps Importable as Production Raw Materials (hereinafter “the Decision”). The Decision defines iron/steel/cast …
Singapore
The Resource Sustainability (Disposable Carrier Bag Charge) Regulations 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) were promulgated in Singapore on May 25, 2023. Under the Resource Sustainability (Amendment) Act 2023 …
India
India ‘s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has promulgated four notices on the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging, each on April 19, May 9, May 19, …
Global
From May 29 to June 2, 2023, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) for …
*Taiwan
On May 19, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan released the amended notice “The range of articles, their packaging/containers, and operators responsible for recycling, clearance and treatment …
Global
On May 3, 2023, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a technical report, “Chemicals in Plastics.” Based on compelling scientific evidence, the report calls on countries around the world …
China
On May 10, 2023, China’s Ministry of Commerce published measures on the use and reporting of single-use plastic products in commerce1, which will come into effect June 20, 2023, replacing …
India
India partially relaxed plastic waste regulations.
South Korea
On March 28, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced to add color and weight standards to 1) packaging material and structure standards and 2) evaluation criteria for …
*Taiwan
Under the amended notice “Recycling levy rate of collection, removal, and disposal of items”, which announced by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on April 27, 2023, “items containing 25% …
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment promulgated a revised version of the 2023 Mandatory Recycling Rates by Product and Packaging Material (Ministry of Environment Notification No. 2023-54) and announced that it …
China
On April 24, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration, nine other government departments and People’s Bank jointly published guidelines on the development of standards for carbon emissions peaking and carbon neutrality. The …
China
Local governments of China are launching programs for new pollutant control one after another, in response to the national new pollutant control program announced by the State Council May 24, …
Thailand
On December 19, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration of Ministry of Public Health in Thailand promulgated “the Food and Drug Administration Notification: List of Safety Evaluation Agencies and Food …
China
On April 11, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly notified the WTO of the draft of the mandatory national standard (GB) “Limits …
Sri Lanka
On 1 March 2023, the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka published draft guidelines for the implementation of the National Environmental (Plastic Material Identification Standards) Regulations No. 01 of …
India
On April 3, 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India issued a supplementary document, in the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) of plastic packaging waste. The EPR …
China
On Feb. 27, 2023, the Development and Reform Bureau of Zhuhai city, Guangdong province, China, announced the Plastic Pollution Control Program for 2023–2025. Although this program is similar to the …
South Korea
On February 27, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced that five proposed amendments to environmental laws including the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources passed …
*Hong Kong
Hong Kong plans to tighten EPR rules.
Australia
Plastic management rules are becoming more stringent in Australia.
Sri Lanka
On February 13, 2023, the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka issued a Cabinet decision banning the import, manufacture, sale, and use of certain single-use plastic products …
*Taiwan
On February 16, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan officially announced the notice “Regulated businesses and requirements for restrictions on packaging used in internet shopping”, which will …
South Korea
On January 31, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced a key promotion plan in the field of resource recycling for the year 2023. Starting with the promulgation of the …
*Taiwan
On December 27, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan released the proposed amendment of the notice “The range of articles, their packaging/containers, and operators responsible for recycling, …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, the China Resource Recycling Association published an association standard called the Technical Specification for Pollution Control of Waste Packing Containers Recover and Disposal (T/ZGZS 0303-2022), which …
Philippines
In a press release dated January 24, 2023, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines announced that DENR issued Administrative Order No. 2023-2: Implementing Rules and …
New Zealand
On December 12, 2022, New Zealand’s (NZ) Ministry for the Environment released a summary of difficult-to-recycle plastic containers and packaging that should be phased out by mid-2025. This is the …
India
India’s national auditors, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in a report titled “All India Audit Report on Waste Management” published on December 21, 2022 states that a performance audit revealed …
Thailand
Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced “Notification of the Pollution Control Department on the Characteristics of Plastic Scraps Suitable for Recycling B.E.2565 (2022)” in the Royal …
Malaysia
The Food Grade Certification Guidelines were released in Malaysia on June 21, 2022. These guidelines set out the requirements and application procedures for food grade certification of food contact materials. …
China
On October 14, 2022, the State Post Bureau of China held the regular press conference of the fourth quarter of 2022. At the press conference, the implement progresses of “9917” …
South Korea
On September 4, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the full operation of the EPR system in cooperation with the ease of recycling grading system. Under the EPR system, …
China
To protect the environment and reduce the use of plastic, on August 31, 2022, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government of China announced an amendment to the Article 5 (1) …
India
On September 14, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India published Notification No.32/2015-2020, which permits PET flakes to be imported subject to approval from the Directorate General of …
Indonesia
On April 4, 2022, the Indonesian National Standard SNI 7188-7:2022 on Ecolabeling Criteria for the Categories of Compostable Products, Product Packaging, and Bioplastic Containers (hereinafter “the Standard”) was promulgated in …
China
On July 29, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of China’s Guangdong Province announced an action plan for 2022–2025 to take measures against plastic pollution. The plan aims to …
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