Download or read book Single Use Carrier Bags Bill written by Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill as amended at consideration stage 8 March 2011. Formerly entitled Single Use Plastic Bags Bill. An explanatory and financial memorandum is published separately as NIA Bill 8/10-EFM Revised (ISBN 9780339205987)

Download or read book Single Use Carrier Bags Bill written by Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Memorandum refers to the Single Use Carrier Bags Bill as amended at Consideration Stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 8 March 2011 (Bill 8/10) (ISBN 9780339205970). The Bill was formerly entitled the Single Use Plastic Bags Bill

Download or read book Report on the Carrier Bags Bill NIA 20 11 15 written by Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly. Committee for the Environment and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report from the Committee for the Environment is on the Carrier Bags Bill which will introduce the second phase of charging for carrier bags, extending the 5p levy to the cheaper versions of reusable bags in order to address concerns that these bags will become the new "throwaway" bag. This follows the first phase of charging for carrier bags, which came into effect in April 2013 and introduced a 5p charge for single-use carrier bags. The Committee is pleased that initial evidence suggests that the first phase of carrier bag charging has led to a significant decrease in the number of plastic bags in circulation. Members were concerned that the Department's proposed implementation date for the second phase of charging - April 2014 - was too soon. They felt that it did not give the Department enough time to prepare the public for these new charging arrangements. In addition, Members felt that the Department needed more time to gather clear evidence on how the first phase of charging has impacted on retailers, particularly smaller retailers, and on people's shopping habits. Representatives of the major supermarkets also told the Committee that a longer lead-in period would give them more time to get ready for putting the new arrangements in place. In response to the Committee's concerns, the Department has now given an assurance that it will amend the Bill, and delay the further charges until at least January 2015

Download or read book Can I Recycle This written by Jennie Romer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you’ve ever been perplexed by the byzantine rules of recycling, you’re not alone…you’ll want to read Can I Recycle This?... An extensive look at what you can and cannot chuck into your blue bin.” —The Washington Post The first illustrated guidebook that answers the age-old question: Can I Recycle This? Since the dawn of the recycling system, men and women the world over have stood by their bins, holding an everyday object, wondering, "can I recycle this?" This simple question reaches into our concern for the environment, the care we take to keep our homes and our communities clean, and how we interact with our local government. Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality, with exceptions and caveats at every turn, leaving the average American scratching her head at the simple act of throwing something away. Taking readers on a quick but informative tour of how recycling actually works (setting aside the propaganda we were all taught as kids), Can I Recycle This gives straightforward answers to whether dozens of common household objects can or cannot be recycled, as well as the information you need to make that decision for anything else you encounter. Jennie Romer has been working for years to help cities and states across America better deal with the waste we produce, helping draft meaningful legislation to help communities better process their waste and produce less of it in the first place. She has distilled her years of experience into this non-judgmental, easy-to-use guide that will change the way you think about what you throw away and how you do it.

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Download or read book Single Use Plastic Bags Bill written by Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Bill to impose a levy on suppliers of single use plastic bags; to provide for the application of levy receipts. Non-executive Bill introduced on 6 December 2010. An explanatory and financial memorandum is available separately as NIA Bill 8/10-EFM (ISBN 9780339204690)

Download or read book Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation written by Gerry Nagtzaam and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues, this topical book carefully inspects the current extent of the plastic pollution crisis and observes contemporary approaches to its regulation. By adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, this book fully encapsulates the key challenges and solutions surrounding this globally applicable problem.

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Download or read book Single Use Plastic Bags Bill written by Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Memorandum refers to the Single Use Plastic Bags Bill as introduced in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 6 December 2010 (Bill 8/10) (ISBN 9780339204683)

Download or read book Proposals for a Charge on Single Use Carrier Bags written by Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Extending the 5p Charge for Single Use Carrier Bags to All Retailers and Reviewing the Minimum 5p Charge Levied to at Least 10p in England written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intergovernmental Relations written by Jonathan M. Fisk and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who governs? On the surface, such a question should be easy to answer by simply reading the law. Taking a deeper examination, it is one of the most hotly contested questions, often without a clear-cut answer. With recent controversies in the United States related to confederate monuments, transgender rights, and unconventional oil and gas development, for example, the answer is: it depends and is subject to change. Intergovernmental Relations: State and Local Challenges in the Twenty-First Century examines the sources behind state-local conflict to better understand where this critical intergovernmental relationship may be breaking down, and to ultimately identify solutions and policy tools that build upon the strengths of state and local governments, mitigate conflicts, and improve the quality of life for citizens. Author Jonathan M. Fisk begins by defining the basic institutional structures and offices and addressing the intergovernmental legal environment. He then offers a framework for understanding possible sources behind state-local conflict, with a recognition that intergovernmental relationships have historical roots, are place-based, and dependent on context, before examining concrete issues that have become ensnared in intergovernmental conflict via case studies including environmental (plastic bags, climate change), social and constitutional (confederate statues, transgender bathrooms), and economic (living wage, affordable housing) to name a few. Each case study possesses its own history, intergovernmental actors, costs, benefits, opportunities, and challenges. Readers are asked to confront difficult questions about property and constitutional rights, intergenerational equity, economic growth, wage fairness, and local democracy. This book offers an ideal supplement for students enrolled in courses on public policy, federalism, state and local government, and public administration.

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Download or read book Single Use Plastic Bags Bill written by Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single Use Plastic Bags Bill : Notice of amendments tabled on 2 March 2011 for consideration Stage

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