Australia
On June 9, 2023, the Australian Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) was held in Sydney, and it was agreed that a number of actions need to be taken to achieve a …
*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 …
China
On June 7, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published draft criteria for “standards-compliant” remanufacturers of electromechanical products1. The ministry is accepting comments on the draft through June …
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, …
Singapore
In Singapore, the Resource Sustainability (Prescribed Regulated Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were promulgated on May 25, 2023. These regulations amend the “Resource Sustainability (Prescribed Regulated Products) Regulations 2019” for products …
Australia
According to a report on June 7, 2023 by the Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform, a peer association of the recycling industry in Oceania, the Australian Department of Climate …
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.
*Taiwan
On May 26, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) published the plan to introduce the Repairability Index scheme on its homepage. The Repairability Index is …
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% …
India
The Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for registration of producers under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 on April 1, 2023.
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 …
India
On April 13, 2023, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) promulgated a notification document for the implementation of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. The purpose of this notification is to …
*Taiwan
On April 27, 2023, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced amendments to the notice “Recycling levy rate of collection, removal, and disposal of items”.
South Korea
On March 30, 2023, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced proposed amendments to the Enforcement Decree and …
India
On March 21, 2023, the Indian Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for producer registration through the online portal under the Battery Waste Management Rules, …
Singapore
On March 21, 2023, the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) announced details about the beverage container deposit scheme. The scheme will commence on April 1, 2025, and the deposit amount …
New Zealand
On March 29, 2023, the New Zealand Ministry of Environment announced a new era of waste system reform that will fundamentally change the way waste is generated, used, recycled and …
China
On Feb. 20, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published “guiding opinions” on the replacement and upgrading of key products for saving energy and reducing carbon emissions in an …
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 …
Singapore
In Singapore, the Resource Sustainability (Amendment) Bill was submitted to Parliament on February 6, 2023. This bill amends the Resource Sustainability Act 2019 that regulates three types of waste: e-waste, …
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 …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration released a national standard called the General Specification for Remanufacturing of Used Office Consumables and Spare Parts …
China
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and General Administration of Customs announced a revised procedure for the identification of solid waste in imported goods (Ministry of …
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 …
South Korea
On January 27, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment notified the proposed amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Regulations of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling …
South Korea
On December 30, 2022, South Korean government promulgated an amended version of Enforcement Decree of the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (Presidential Decree No. …
*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 …
Singapore
Singapore reported the Resource Sustainability (Amendment) Bill to the WTO/TBT on November 23, 2022. Singapore plans to launch a beverage container deposit system from mid-2024 as the first step in …
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 …
South Korea
On November 4, 2022, the Korean Ministry of Environment announced a proposed amendment to the “Labeling Standards for Quality and Structure Grade of Packaging Materials”, and announced that it plans …
Vietnam
On November 16, 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) together with TCP Vietnam, TCPVN announced that they agreed to implement a project titled “TCP moving toward circular …
India
On November 2, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.” These Rules replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and …
Singapore
On September 20, 2022, the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) announced details of its beverage container deposit system, which has been under consideration since 2020, and launched a public consultation. …
*Taiwan
On Sept. 29, 2022, Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration released draft regulations on packaging used in online shopping to seek public comments, which are accepted for 60 days after the draft’s …
China
On Sept. 1, 2022, the General Office of China’s State Council announced a series of measures to restrict excessive packaging of goods. The measures include targets for 2025 as well …
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) …
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 …
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