Singapore
On June 5, 2022, the National Action Strategy on Marine Litter (NASML) was announced in Singapore. Marine litter is a cross-border problem that moves by wind and tidal currents, and …
Global
On June 21, 2022, the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) hosted the webinar “Green Talks LIVE: Global Plastics Outlook – Policy Scenarios to 2060“. The webinar featured two …
Thailand
Thailand Ministry of Public Health published “Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 435) B.E. 2565 (2022) Issued under the Food Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) on Determination of Quality …
China
On May 19, 2022, the Beijing Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau released several drafts for comments on local standards, including the “Specifications for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling” …
Vietnam
On June 3, 2022, the Legislation Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) held an event titled “Seminar to Exchange Opinions on the Draft Circular on the …
Philippines
NOTE: On July 22, 2022, the Philippines enacted the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022, Republic Act (RA) No. 11898, which requires enterprises (producers of products generating plastic packaging waste with …
*Hong Kong
On June 8, 2022, the Hong Kong Government announced that the legislative process for making subsidiary legislation aiming at enhancing the Plastic Shopping Bag (PSB) Charging Scheme and full implementation …
Singapore
On April 18, 2022, the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) released data on waste generation and disposal status for 2021. According to the data, solid waste generation in 2021 was …
China
On May 12, the 15th International Conference on EPR Principle Recycling of WEEE (2022) was held at two venues in China’s Beijing and Qingdao city, respectively. In the conference, the …
*Taiwan
On April 29, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan announced the “Restrictions on the manufacture, import and sale of polyvinyl chloride-contained packaging materials, containers required to be …
Singapore
On March 7, 2022, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that the country will begin charging for disposable carrier bags in supermarkets from mid-2023. Large supermarkets with annual sales of …
China
On March 25, China’s National Development and Reform Commission hosted an online conference on the implementation of the country’s “end-of-life home appliance collection targets and responsibility system”. In the conference, …
China
On March 31, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China jointly released the “Implementing opinions on …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government issued the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter “the Decree”), which came into effect …
Malaysia
In December 2021, the Malaysia Plastic Sustainability Roadmap, 2021–2030 (hereinafter “the Roadmap”) was published in Malaysia. The Roadmap identifies strategies and concrete action plans for achieving plastic circularity within the …
Bangladesh
The Solid Waste Management Regulations 2021 were published in Bangladesh on December 23, 2021, under the Bangladesh Environmental Protection Act, 1995.
China
On January 12, 2022, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) held a press conference on the development status of domestic automotive industry. The press conference was attended by …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government established the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter “the Decree”), which came into effect …
*Taiwan
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration has issued a public notice on the revision of appendix1 “the scopes for the articles and the enterprises responsibility” in “the scopes for the articles and …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government established and enacted the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection (hereinafter the “the Decree”). Articles …
Philippines
NOTE: On July 22, 2022, the Philippines enacted the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022, Republic Act (RA) No. 11898, which requires enterprises (producers of products generating plastic packaging waste with …
Indonesia
On October 29, 2021, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 19/2021 on Management Procedure of Non-Hazardous and Toxic Waste was established in Indonesia and came into …
Thailand
The Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand released a revised draft of the Disposal and Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act of …
Singapore
On September 13, 2021, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore issued the Mandatory Packaging Reporting – Guide on Assessing if a Company is Required to Comply with the Regulation. …
China
On September 30, 2021, Department of Ecology and Environment of Hainan Province, China issued a notice on strengthening the management of electronic code of whole biodegradable plastic products. The purpose …
Japan
On October 22, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry（METI） released the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan. This Plan is the basic guideline for the government’s medium- to long-term policy …
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on September 27, 2021, announced the latest national five-year plan, the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (hereinafter “the Plan”). The Plan focuses on three main themes: (1) …
Vietnam
On August 27, 2021, the Legislation Department of the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) held an online public consultation: Webinar: Hearing Opinions on the Extended Producer Responsibility …
Vietnam
On August 27, 2021, the Legislation Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) held an online public consultation: Webinar: Hearing Opinions on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) …
Thailand
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health of Thailand opened a “(Draft) Criteria, Conditions, and Guidelines for Evaluating the Recycled Plastic Processing and Recycled Plastic Pellets Safety for …
China
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration on August 20 issued two sets of recommended national standards (GB/T) for the recycling of automotive traction batteries. Their names are …
China
On August 27, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Commerce and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly …
China
China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Ecology and Environment on September 16 jointly released the Plastic Pollution Control Action Plan (the “Plan”) that will be implemented during …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on September 10 released the Guidelines on Environmental Management and Pollution Control for the Disposal of Nine Types of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, …
China
On August 10, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China released a compulsory national standard – “Requirements of restricting excessive package -Foods and cosmetics” (GB 23350-2021). The standard, …
China
China’s Hainan Province on August 16 released the second version of the List of Non-biodegradable, Single-use Plastic Products Banned for Production, Sale and Use in Hainan Province (the “List”) to …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on August 9 issued the Technical Specification of Pollution Control for Treatment of Waste Power Lithium-ion Battery (Trial) (HJ 1186—2021; the “Specification”) as national …
China
China’s Ministry of Commerce on July 16 published a draft of the Measures on the Use and Reporting of Single-use Plastic Products (一次性塑料制品使用、报告管理办法) to solicit comments (it was open for …
Japan
On August 23, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan held a meeting of the Subcommittee on Plastic Resource Circulation (a committee established under the Working Group for …
China
On August 10, 2021, Tianjin Ecology and Environment Bureau of China published the draft on “Waste electrical and electronic equipment treatment development plan” and started to solicit opinions from the …
Japan
On July 21, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) released the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan (Draft). This plan is the basic guideline for the government’s medium- to …
Thailand
On July 19, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) of Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment published on its website a draft action plan for integrated management of waste electrical …
China
On August 4, 2021, China National Development and Reform Commission and 3 other government agencies released the “Notice on encouraging home appliance manufacturers to participate the recycling target responsibility system …
China
On July 7, 2021, China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced the “14th Five-Year Plan for Circular Economy Development”. The Plan aims to greatly improve the overall resource utilization capacity, …
Indonesia
On June 28, 2021, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) announced the implementation status of the “Regulations of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 75 of 2019 …
*Hong Kong
On July 9, 2021, Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department released a draft on “Disposable plastic tableware regulation plan” and opened for public comment. The comment period will end on September …
Vietnam
On June 16, 2021, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a webinar on hearing comments for …
Vietnam
On June 16, 2021, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a webinar on hearing comments for …
Japan
On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society, and Biodiversity for 2021, with the theme of redesigning …
Singapore
On June 4, 2021, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that it has installed e-waste collection points together with ALBA, an accredited operator of the e-waste collection scheme. The collection …
Japan
On March 9, 2021, the “Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics” was passed by the Cabinet. The bill was then submitted to the 204th ordinary session of the …
Japan
The Cabinet of Japan approved the Bill for the Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics on March 9, 2021. The bill was submitted to the 204th ordinary Diet …
China
Four Chinese government bodies, including the Ministry of Finance on March 22, 2021 published the Circular on Adjustments to the Subsidies for the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. …
Singapore
On March 24, 2021, the National Environment Agency of Singapore officially launched the Packaging Partnership Programme (PPP) jointly with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) for better packaging material management. The …
China
The Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission on March 2, 2021 issued a Circular on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Construction in 2021 (the “Circular”). It conveys the province’s resolution to …
China
The Department of Commerce of Jiangxi Province, China on February 1, 2021 issued the Measures of Jiangxi Province on the Qualification of Scrap Vehicle Recycling and Dismantling Companies (the “Measures”) …
China
On March 10, 2021, China’s Alliance of Technology Innovation in Extending Producer Responsibility (EPR Alliance) released the “Notice on the Application for the Second EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) Partner Plan”. …
Thailand
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health has launched an online survey of bioplastic food packaging and container in January 2021. The objective of the survey is to …
Philippines
On January 22, 2021, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines invited various stakeholders for a public consultation to identify single-use plastic items to be included …
Philippines
On October 29, 2020, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines announced that they are preparing WEEE regulations based on …
Vietnam
On October 28, 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam issued the “Decision 2395/QD-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (hereinafter referred to as this …
Japan
With the introduction of the mandatory charge for single-use plastic shopping bags on July 1, 2020, the plastic waste problem seems to have become more familiar to consumers. In my …
Vietnam
The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 889/QD-TTg on approval of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Production and Consumption for the period 2021-2030 was enacted in Vietnam on June 24, 2020. …
Bangladesh
The Department of Environment under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Bangladesh issued a Public Notice on June 18, 2020, proposing that manufacturers, users and sellers of …
Philippines
NOTE: On July 23, 2022,the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022, Republic Act (RA) No. 11898 was published to enhance waste management, especially plastic waste. See more details in the …
Singapore
The following four regulations related to the Resource Sustainability Act were published in Singapore on December 31, 2019. Resource Sustainability Act 2019 (Commencement) Notification 2019 http://103.62.48.133:2020/aol/download/0/0/pdf/binaryFile/pdfFile.pdf?CompId:84f1de8a-0d98-4140-80df-fabcd90ec333 Resource Sustainability (Composition of …
Thailand
On December 23, 2019, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health announced a ban on the production, import and sale of cosmetics containing plastic microbeads, effective January 1, 2020, under the Cosmetics …
Philippines
On December 6, 2019, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines announced the issuance of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2019-21, Guidelines Governing Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Facilities …
Singapore
Dr. Amy Khor, Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources announced Zero Waste Masterplan on August 30, 2019. The plan aims to create a Zero Waste …
Pakistan
The Environmental Protection Agency of Pakistan published in the gazette on July 25, 2019, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Ban on (Manufacturing, Import, Sale, Purchase, Storage, and Usage) Polythene Bags …
Philippines
On April 8, 2015, a public consultation was held in the Philippines on Draft Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order providing Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management …
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