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Article 93 of this law mandates municipal governments as responsible for the collection and treatment of solid waste other than industrial waste.

Government of Benin - Law No. 98-005

This decree sets out fines for violations, administrative fines, and the terms of their collection and management in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10 of Act 017-2014/AN of 20 May 2014 prohibiting the production, import, marketing, and distribution of non-biodegradable plastic packaging and bags.

Government of Burkina Faso - Decree No.2015-798/PRES-TRANS/PM/MERH/MEF/MICA /MATDS/MJDHPC of 03 July 2015 relating to tickets and administrative fines applicable for packaging and plastic bags

This law prohibits the manufacture, import, use, and sale of non-biodegradable plastic bags in Benin. Article 15 of this law specifies fines for breaching the law, ranging from five thousand (5000) CFA francs to one hundred thousand (100 000) CFA francs.

Government of Benin - Plastic ban law

A special plastic bag levy was introduced whereby retailers apply a charge for plastic bags. Retailers are, however, not obligated to apply a charge and can decide how much to charge.

Government of Botswana - Plastic bag levy

This law establishes the legal framework for waste management in Benin. It prioritises the polluter-pays principle of waste management.

Government of Benin - Law No. 98-030

This order regulates the activities surrounding the collection, treatment, and disposal of solid waste in Benin.

Government of Benin - Interministerial Order No. 136 / DHAB 1995

This act makes provision for the planning, facilitation, and implementation of advanced systems for regulating the management of controlled waste in order to prevent harm to human, animal, and plant life.

Government of Botswana - Waste Management Act

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This law outlines the overarching legal framework for environmental management in Cameroon. Amongst its policy foci, it regulates the handling of waste in Cameroon and includes requirements for recycling. It also has provisions that encourage the reuse of materials through recycling and public awareness.

Government of Cameroon - Cameroon environmental law 96/12

This decree authorises the collection of environmental taxes and fines for pollution caused by disposable plastic packaging.

Government of Benin - Interministerial Decree 2004 No. 077/MEHU/MFE/DC/SG/DE/SLRCCAME/DLRE/SA

The Cameroonian government has introduced a ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags. https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/27113/plastics_limits.pdf

Government of Cameroon - Plastic bag ban

This law provides a framework for the exploitation of water resources and also covers waste disposal. It specifies dump-site-related modalities for the protection of surface and groundwater from pollution.

Government of Cameroon - National Water Code (Law No. 98/005/)

The Burkina Faso Environment Code Act 006-2013/AN consists of 148 articles under five (5) titles: general provisions (I); climate change, maintaining ecological balances and improving the living environment (II); administrative sanctions and the enforcement of offences (III); various title provisions (IV), and final provisions (V). This new environmental code aims to protect living things. It specifies measures for waste management, including prevention, reduction, reuse, and recycling.

Government of Burkina Faso - Law No.006-2013/AN bearing Burkina Faso's Environment Code

This strategy outlines the body of rules broadly dealing with waste. It also lays out guiding principles for waste management in Cameroon: sustainable development, the polluter pays principle, the principle of equity, and the right to information about the dangers of dealing with waste.

Government of Cameroon - National Strategy for Waste Management

This decree highlights the establishment of a public system for the recovery of packaging waste called "Eco-Jem". It indicates modalities for the management, control, and disposal of packaging waste. It also makes provisions for the management of public packaging waste.

Government of Algeria - Executive Decree No. 02-372

These guidelines institute a policy commitment to the recycling and valorisation of solid waste. They also seek to maximise the diversion of materials from landfill and to improve and optimise recovery by valorising more materials.

Government of Botswana - Botswana Municipal Recycling Guidelines

This decree regulates the collection, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of urban waste. Article 28 states that each local authority shall draw up a strategic plan for wastewater and excreta management for its community, with the technical support of the Ministry of the Environment.

Government of Burkina Faso - Decree No.98-323/ PRES/ PM/ MEE/ MATS/ MIHU/ MS/ MTT

The Environmental Code advocates for the recovery and recycling of solid waste.

Burundian Government - Act 1/010 bearing the Environment Code

This law prohibits the production, import, marketing, and distribution of non-biodegradable packaging and plastic bags in Burkina Faso.

Government of Burkina Faso - Law No. 017-2014 / AN prohibiting the production, import, marketing and distribution of packaging and sachets

The law relates to the management, control, and disposal of waste and defines the basic principles that will result in an integrated waste management, from generation to disposal.

Government of Algeria - Waste Management, Control & Disposal Act: Law No. 01-19 of 12/12/2001

This decree, passed in 2018 and effective from February 2020, prohibits the import, manufacture, marketing, and use of plastic bags and other non-biodegradable packaging. http://bi.chm-cbd.net/biodiversity/lois-sur-la-biodiversite-du-burundi/textes-de-lois-relatifs-l-environnement/decret-no-100-099-du-08-aout-2018-portant-interdiction-de-l-importation-de-la http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/Bur179818.pdf

Burundian Government - Decree No. 100/099 prohibiting the import, manufacture, marketing, and use of bags and other plastic packaging

This decree sets out the conditions for sorting, collecting, storing, transporting, recovering, recycling, treating, and disposing of waste.

Government of Cameroon - Decree No. 2012/2809

This decree defines the modalities for the establishment of a public waste handling system, its organisation, its functioning, and its financing.

Government of Algeria - Executive Decree No. 04-199

This strategy includes a comprehensive set of policies for the sanitation sector as a whole, including solid waste management.

Government of Burkina Faso - National Sanitation Policy and Strategy

This Presidential Decree approves the Regulation on Waste Management. The Regulation aims to establish general rules related to waste disposal, including production, storage in the ground and under the soil, waste disposal into water or in the atmosphere, waste treatment, collection, storage, and transport (with the exception of waste of a radioactive nature or subject to specific regulations) in order to prevent or minimize its negative impacts on human health and the environment. It also establishes categories of waste and prescribes sanctions to be paid in case of illegal activity. http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/ang116925.pdf

Government of Angola - Presidential Decree No. 190/12 approving the Regulation on Waste Management

The strategy aims to minimise waste in industry, commerce, and private households. It also aims to maximise environmentally sound waste reuse/recycling and promote environmentally sound waste collection, treatment, and disposal.

Government of Botswana - Botswana's Waste Management Strategy

One of the components of PENGeR is environmental education in the field of waste management as a shared responsibility between management and waste producers. The importance of shared responsibility among the islands is also noted, given the size and dispersion of the islands of Cape Verde. The plan notes the importance of constructing Transfer Stations on some islands, and the subsequent transport of accumulated waste within the same island, to a centralized unit, or between different islands, assuming a shared solution.

Republic of Cape Verde - Strategic National Plan for the Prevention and Management of Waste (PENGeR) Decree-Law no. 32/2016

This Decree-Law establishes the general regime for the prevention, production, and management of waste. This general regime on waste establishes the principles for waste management and the extended responsibilities of the producer. It regulates the prevention, planning, and management of waste, including the technical standards of waste management operations, the legal regime of licensing and concession of waste management operations, the functioning of the Waste Information System (SIRES) and the Animal Carcasses Collection System (SIRCA), and packaging waste, including reusable and non-reusable packaging and the essential requirements for the composition of packaging.

Republic of Cape Verde - Decree-Law No. 56/2015 establishing the general regime for prevention, production, and management of waste

This code defines the legal framework for environmental management in the Central African Republic and covers the protection of water, soil, subsoil, biodiversity management, hazardous substances and chemicals, and noise and light pollution. It stipulates a requirement for waste producers to recycle their waste at installations approved by the competent authority.

Government of Central African Republic - Law 07-018 on the Central African Republic's Environment Code

In the DRC, solid waste is addressed within the framework of the sanitation, water, and hygiene programme; however, policies and plans specific to waste management have not yet been formulated.

Government of Democratic Republic of the Congo - National Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Program

This law promotes the management of toxic waste. It advocates for waste prevention and the recovery and recycling of toxic waste.

Republic of Chad - Law No. 014/PR/98 defining the general principles of environmental protection

There is a ban on the use of plastic bags in Hurghada. Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association distributed 50,000 cloth bags for free to residents, together with letters explaining the health and environmental reasons behind the campaign.

Government of Egypt - Plastic bag ban - Hurghada City

This law amending Law 4/1994 regulates the disposal of hazardous waste in Egypt.

Government of Egypt - Law No. 9/2009, amending Law 4/1994

This plan targets attracting investments to develop Egypt's recycling infrastructure, as well as supporting institutional development of the waste recycling system across the country. It also aims to fund contracts for garbage collection and transportation, street cleaning services, management of safe landfill, human capacity-building, awareness campaigns, and to support the informal sector and SMEs in the recycling sector.

Government of Egypt - 2019-2023 Executive plan for solid waste recycling

This decree prohibits the import and marketing of non-biodegradable plastic bags that have not been produced in the Republic of Djibouti.

Government of Djibouti - Decree 2016-284/PRE

This law acts as the main legislation relating to solid waste management in Egypt. It regulates the collection and disposal of solid waste from residential areas, commercial and industrial establishments, and public places. It prohibits the placement of wastes or wastewaters in areas other than those specified by local councils.

Government of Egypt - Law 31 for 1976

This law provides fundamental provisions concerning the protection of natural and human environments. It provides a legal framework for the management of human and natural environments, including provisions on waste collection and management.

Government of Côte d'Ivoire - Framework Act 96-766 under the Environment Code

This strategy aims to reduce the adverse environmental impacts resulting from the expanding use of ICT devices, raise community awareness about Green ICT challenges and opportunities, and adopt a multi-stakeholder approach to address various green ICT challenges. It advocates for sustainable management of ICT devices, championing the need for initiatives relating reuse and recycling. A cornerstone of the strategy is the e-waste sustainable management program. This program strives to support the participation of IT companies and institutions to start the implementation of pilot projects for e-Waste Management.

Government of Egypt - Green Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy

This decree prohibits the production, import, marketing, and use of plastic bags, sachets and other plastic packaging. The ban has been effective since 1 July 2018.

Government of Democratic Republic of the Congo - Decree 17/018 Prohibition on plastic bags, sachets, and other packaging

This action plan aims to support Egypt's development efforts in achieving sustainable consumption and production practices in its key economic sectors, including Energy, Agriculture, Water, and Waste. With regard to waste management, the action plan advocates for waste prevention, reduction, recycling, reuse, and recovery. It also promotes a gradual transition to a green and circular economy as a conceptual framework for policy making. This strategy also highlights steps to be taken to promote a gradual adoption of governmental procurement towards environmentally-friendly products and sustainable technologies.

Government of Egypt - National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production

This law establishes Egypt's solid waste collection fee system. No.10/2005

Government of Egypt - Law No.10/2005

The purpose of this law is to establish the basic rules and fundamental principles of national policy in the field of environmental protection and management, with a view to ensuring sustainable development in accordance with multilateral agreements on the environment. Chapter IV of the law concerns the organisation of waste collection and waste management.

Government of Djibouti - Law no. 51 Environmental code

This decree sets out the specific conditions for e-waste management and treatment. It encourages producers and distributors to reduce the share of unprocessed e-waste and prioritises e-waste recovery over disposal.

Government of Cameroon - Joint MINEP/MINCOMMERCE Decree N°005	

This decree sets the specific conditions for industrial (toxic and/or hazardous) waste management. It includes requirements for waste traceability and waste management plans.

Government of Cameroon - MINEP Decree N°002 +D36D33DD32:D38	

Environmental Sanitation Policy establishes a clear, nationally accepted vision of environmental sanitation in Ghana. It advocates for awareness drives relating to waste management and alternative uses of wastes through Reduction, Reuse, Recycling and Recovery. The policy was originally published in 1999 and revised in 2009.

Government of Ghana - Environmental Sanitation Policy

This regulation considers indiscriminate littering a public offense. It also introduced a nationwide monthly cleansing exercise, locally known as "Set-Setal", to promote proper environmental sanitation and hygienic practices among the population.

Government of Gambia - Anti-Littering Regulation

Provides strategies and related action planning elements that cover all aspects of environmental sanitation including solid waste.

Government of Gambia - National Environmental Sanitation Strategy and Action Plan

The Gambian Government introduced a ban on the sale, importation and use of plastic bags. A fine is applied to persons in breach of the regulation.

Government of Gambia - Regulation 4 - Ban on Plastic Bags Order

This bill complements the National Environmental Management Act by filling the enforcement gaps in the existing environmental legislation in the area of waste management, and thereby ensuring that NEMA environmental protection principles are complied with in respect of international principles and standards on waste management.

Government of Gambia - Waste Management Bill

The purpose of this decree is to ban the importation and marketing in Gabon of non-recyclable plastic bags.

Government of Gabon - Order No. 1489 / MECIT prohibiting the import and marketing of non-recyclable plastic bags

The Gambia requires importers to return plastic or recycle it at own costs, and manufacturers to be responsible for recycling.

Government of Gambia - EPR included in regulation for plastic bags

The plan sets the green strategy for Gabon, with the 'aim to increase the level of wealth produced while controlling the footprint ecological effects of human activities'. It specifically mentions the application of circular economy principles in the plan and the promotion of waste recycling channels.

Government of Gabon - Gabon Green Operational Plan

This decree regulates waste disposal in order to prevent or reduce the production of waste.

Government of Gabon - Decree No.000541/PR/MEFEPEPN of July 15, 2005, regulating waste disposal

This Act sets forth the foundations of environmental policy in Cape Verde. It advocates for the application of fiscal and financial instruments to encourage recycling and reuse of waste. http://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC008289

Republic of Cape Verde - Law No. 86/IV/93 establishing the Environmental Policy

This law establishes a prohibition on the production, import, marketing, and use of non-reusable plastic bags for packaging in the wholesale or retail trade. It also regulates the introduction of protective measures aimed to progressively reduce the number of plastic bags in the environment, replacing them with biodegradable and compostable bags, which are consistent with the aim of minimizing the generation and disposal of waste. Offences and penalties are specified in the text.

Republic of Cape Verde - Ban on production, import, and commercialisation of plastic bags, Law 99/VIII/2015

This Decree-Law approves the National Strategic Plan for Waste Management (PENGeR) for the period 2015-2030. PENGeR is particularly focused on the production, management and prevention of municipal waste, but also covers other types of waste, equally relevant at the national level, such as those associated with the business sector (industry, commerce and services) and health care (hospital waste), as well as the treatment and appropriate final destination of solid waste (organic and inorganic), listing as specific goals the increased management capacity of municipalities to assume responsibilities in this area and the management of waste in order to control and reduce pollution.

This regulation covers the disposal of solid waste and litter at a national level.

Government of Eswatini - The Waste Regulations

The Ethiopian Government introduced a ban on production and importation of non-biodegradable plastic bags.

Government of Ethiopia - Plastic bag ban

This is Ethiopia's first Proclamation regarding specifically to solid waste. The objective of this Proclamation is to enhance at all levels capacities to prevent the possible adverse impacts of solid waste while creating economically and socially beneficial assets out of solid waste.

Government of Ethiopia - Solid Waste Management Proclamation

The Lesotho Government introduced an environmental levy on plastic bag articles with a thickness of 24 microns or more for the conveyance (single use plastics) or packing of goods, plastic stoppers, caps, lids, and other closures of plastics manufactured, produced or imported into the country.

Government of Lesotho - Schedule No 1 Part 3A to the Customs and Excise Act

The Eritrean Government introduced a ban on the importation, production, sale, and distribution of plastic bags.

Government of Eritrea - Plastic bag ban

The programme promotes diversion of waste from disposal sites towards recycling and an alternative to the existing waste value chain. Instead of waste being collected for disposal only, NAMA facilitates the diversion of 90 per cent of collected waste away from disposal sites and towards various recycling practices.

Government of Kenya - Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) on Circular Economy Municipal Solid Waste Management Approach for Urban Areas

Bans the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags used for commercial and household packaging.

Government of Kenya - Ban on manufacture, importation, supply, distribution and use of non-woven polypropylene bags in Kenya

This Decree sets the regulations for the prohibition of the production, import, marketing, stockpiling and use of plastic bags in the national territory, in application of the general provisions of the Environmental Charter update, the National Environment Policy for Sustainable Development, and the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal

Government of Madagascar - Decree No 2017-010, 2017 prohibiting the production, import, marketing, stockpiling and use of bags and plastic bags on national territory

The purpose of the National Solid Waste Management Strategy is to guide sustainable solid waste management in Kenya to ensure a healthy, safe and secure environment for all. The Strategy is a deliberate and visionary commitment for the country in the management of solid waste. It also advocates for the adoption of the 7Rs (Reuse, Recycle, Reduce, Rethink, Refuse, Refill, Repairing)

Government of Kenya - The National Solid Waste Management Strategy

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The Decree No 2015-930 Regarding Classification and Ecologically Rational Management of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment stipulates that the responsibility for collection, processing WEEE and financing the waste management system for WEEE lies entirely on importers and producers of the EEE.

Government of Madagascar - Extended Producer Responsibility for Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment (Decree No 2015-930 )

This regulation addresses disposal at national level (solid waste/ litter regulation). It covers collection of waste and issues related to solid waste management in Libya. The law also highlights with the responsibility of authorities for waste collection.

Government of Libya - Decision of the Minister of Municipalities No 24

Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan 2016-2030 is geared towards enabling Kenya to attain a higher economic growth rate consistent with Vision 2030, which firmly embeds the principles of sustainable development in the overall national growth strategy. This strategy builds on the achievements realised during the implementation of the first Medium Term Plan (MTP I 2008-2012) and on-going implementation of MTP II (2013-2017) for Vision 2030. The strategy aims to shift the attitudes of households and industry toward sustainable consumption and production and sustainability.

Government of Kenya - The Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (GESIP)(2016),

The purpose of the Code is to establish the fundamental principles intended to promote sustainable development, to manage and protect the environment and natural capital against all forms of degradation. The Environmental Code includes articles (Title V, Articles 103-119) concerning safe and environmentally sound disposal of waste, waste management and reduction as well as hazardous waste. The responsibility to organise household waste collection sites with local authorities.

Government of Guinea - Environmental Code

Prohibits the use, manufacture, import, sale and distribution of plastic bags and sacks.

Government of Guinea-Bissau - Decree Law 16/2013 plastic bag ban

The guidelines cover specific requirements for various economic actors that are active in the e-waste recycling chain such as collectors, collection/buy back centres, transporters, treatment facilities and final disposal sites. It lays the technical foundation for promoting the re-use and recycling of e-waste. Based on ambitious international standards and certification frameworks, the new Technical Guidelines were specifically tailored for the needs of the Ghanaian context drawing on good operational practices on the ground.

Government of Ghana - Technical Guidelines on Environmentally Sound E-Waste Management 2018

This legal framework requires producers and private importers to register with Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and pay an advance eco-levy for imported electronic goods and tyres. Collected funds are used to facilitate implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the legal framework and support the formalization of informal actors as well as provide finance for the management of electrical and electronic waste and reduce the impact of e-waste on humans and the environment

Government of Ghana - Eco-levy on imported electronic and electrical goods and tyres (Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act 917)

The State of the Republic of Guinea, acting through the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests, implements in the country of origin, the verification, collection and receipt of the Ecotax on Electrical and Electronic Equipment and (EEE) new or second hand, as well as tyres which are exported to the Republic of Guinea.

Government of Guinea - Ecotax on Electrical Equipment and Electronics (EEE) and Tyres

Provides efficient control, management and disposal of hazardous, electrical and electronic waste. This legal framework requires producers and private importers to register with Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and pay an advance eco-levy for imported electronic goods and tyres. Collected funds are used to facilitate implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the legal framework and support the formalization of informal actors as well as provide finance for the management of electrical and electronic waste and reduce the impact of e-waste on humans and the environment.

Government of Ghana - Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act 917

This legal framework requires producers and private importers to register with Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and pay an advance eco-levy for imported electronic goods and tyres. Collected funds are used to facilitate implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the legal framework and support the formalization of informal actors as well as provide finance for the management of electrical and electronic waste and reduce the impact of e-waste on humans and the environment.

Government of Ghana - Extended Producer Responsibility (Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act 917)

The program has two strategic objectives broken down into 6 specific objectives; Strategic Objective 1: an effective environmental policy framework, an optimized environmental performance of development actors, and a reliable information system as a decision support device; and Strategic Objective 2: an inventory of natural capital and the benefits generated at a known national level, a network of green infrastructures managed effectively and increasing resilience to risks of disasters, and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits of nature strengthening socio-economic resilience, including objectives around waste valorisation and recycling.

Government of Madagascar - Environmental Program for Sustainable Development

This law ensures the sustainable use of Liberia's natural resources in pursuance of social and economic development without undermining the ecosystem renewal and re-supply process. It regulates disposal at the national level (solid waste/ litter regulation). It sets out standards for solid waste management, as well as hazardous waste management and sets out prohibitions for water and solid waste pollution.

Government of Liberia - Environment Protection and Management Law of Liberia

The strategy concerns the management of wastewater and rainwater, domestic solid waste and excreta. It has a dual objective: 1. Preserve the health of the population; 2. Reduce the impact of pollution on the natural environment

Government of Madagascar - National Sanitation Policy and Strategy

The decree classifies the waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipment on the national territory in order to manage it in an environmentally sound manner (WEEE). This decree applies to domestic Electronic and Electrical equipment, professional and leisure Electronic and Electrical equipment, environmentally sound management of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment at the national level. It advocates for the pursuit of reuse and recycling in the management of WEEE.

Government of Madagascar - Decree No 2015-930 Regarding Classification and Ecologically Rational Management of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment

This law constitutes the updated Malagasy Environment Charter, a framework law setting out the fundamental rules and principles for the management of the Environment. It defines the principles, the general framework for environmental actors and development actors, principles and strategic orientations of the country's environmental policy and includes provisions on promotion of efficient waste management systems for agricultural, industrial, household and hazardous waste.

Government of Madagascar - Law No. 2015-003 on the updated Malagasy Environment Charter

Establishes a legal framework for waste management and includes provisions on hazardous waste. The Act also contains provisions for minimizing pollution, implementing the polluter pays principle (building on the 1996 EMA Act)

Government of Malawi - Environmental Management Act

This law lays down the general principles of the national policy on environmental management for the sake of sustainable socioeconomic development. Waste management is broadly covered in this law.

Government of Mauritania - Law No. 2000-045

National law requiring the recycling of plastic bags (i.e. a recycling mandate).

Government of Mali - Decree N ° 01 -394 / P-RM

The objective of the Integrated Urban Solid Waste Management Strategy in Mozambique is the improvement of waste management and sanitation in favor of well-being of citizens and fighting poverty by preventing the proliferation and improving collection, transportation and final deposition of waste. It advocates for interventions such as waste prevention and reuse, recycling and composting.

Government of Mozambique - National Strategy for Integrated Urban Solid Waste Management

The aim of the strategy is to provide information and tools to regulatory bodies, generators of hazardous waste, its recyclers and operators of facilities to enable them to minimize, recycle, treat and dispose of waste in an environmentally sound manner for sustainable development of Malawi.

Government of Malawi - National Waste Management Strategy of 2017-2022

This decree sets the modalities for the management of solid waste in Mali, covering plastic waste and packaging management, transportation and deposition of solid waste, hazardous waste management and the transboundary movement of non-hazardous waste.

The Malian Government introduced a ban on the production, importation, possession, sale and use of non biodegradable plastic bags.

Government of Mali - LAW N ° 2014-024

Plastic materials like carry bags (including cones), refuse bags, zip-lock bags and refuse bags will carry a N$0,50 environmental levy fee, to be added to the price that businesses already charge; to strengthening the government's standpoint on controlling pollution, and the government is expecting to rake in about N$14 million.

Government of Namibia - Plastic bag levy (Section D to Part 3 of Schedule No. 1 of Act No. 20 of 1998)

This is a ban on the importation, manufacture, sale or supply of plastic bags, with 11 Types of plastic bags for essential uses and hygienic and sanitary purposes exempted (for example roll-on bag for meat products, waste disposal bags, bags as integral part of packaging, bags manufactured for export; exception for biodegradable plastic bags or compostable plastic bags which conform to the appropriate standard).

Government of Mauritius - Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2015

The Government introduced a refund scheme with a view to encouraging recycling companies to increase collection rates of plastic PET bottles for export. It was developed to encourage Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to engage in such recycling activities.

Government of Mauritius - Refund Scheme for Recycling and Exportation of PET bottles

The Mauritanian Government introduced a ban on the manufacture, use and importation of plastic bags. This intervention was noted to aid in reducing the estimated 70 percent of cattle and sheep deaths attributed to plastic bag ingestion.

Government of Mauritania - Decree No. 2012-157

The aim of the programme is to meet concerns regarding the protection of public health, water resources and the environment in general, to improve the living environment of the population, the healthiness of the urban space and rural areas. The programme also includes recycling targets for domestic waste.

Government of Morocco - National Program for Household Waste Management

The amendment bans plastic bags in national parks and conservation areas, any person found with any plastic bags in their possession would be fined N$500.

Government of Namibia - Ban on plastic bags at national parks (Amendment to regulation relating to the Nature Conservation Ordinance 1974)

The law prohibits the production, import, marketing, use and storage of low-density sachets and flexible plastic packaging.

Government of Niger - Ban on the production, importation, usage and stockage of low-density smooth plastic, and packaging bags.

This act advocates for the reduction, re-use and recycling of waste. It stipulates that a person who causes damage to the environment must pay the costs associated with required rehabilitation.

Government of Namibia - Section 3(2) The Environmental Management Act

This regulation controls the export, collection, storage, on-site treatment, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste. It also requires waste generators to minimize hazardous waste generation.

Government of Mauritius - Government Notice No. 157 of 2001 (Environmental Protection (Standards for Hazardous Waste) Regulations 2001)

This policy strives to attain the highest level of environmental quality in Mauritius to enhance the quality of life, preserve the natural environment and advance economic competitiveness. It provides a legal framework for establishing a recycling-based society to promote waste recycling measures. It aims to facilitate future regulations pertaining to effective utilization of resources, container and packaging, Extended producer responsibility, construction material recycling, food recycling, and green procurement.

Government of Mauritius - National Environmental Policy

Municipal solid waste is vaguely regulated as part of hygiene legislation, however specific guidelines on disposal and juridical procedures for the enforcement are absent.

Government of Niger - Code of Public Hygiene (Ordinance No. 93-13

Environment Management (Plastics) Regulations 2015 contains regulations on the use of plastics in Malawi which is to preserve and conserve the environment. Bans the use, sale, production, exportation and importation of thin plastic bags (&lt;60?).