Californians discard about 15,000 tons of plastic into landfills daily, with packaging accounting for over 50% of total waste.
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Chile published a comprehensive law on January 4, 2024, aimed at regulating tobacco-related products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and electronic non-nicotine systems (SESN). This law changes Law No.
On January 26, 2024, Minister of Health Mónica García announced the Comprehensive Anti-Tobacco Plan, which aims to develop smoke-free public spaces. The approach aims to reduce smoking in order to achieve a smoke-free generation.
The UK plans to outlaw disposable vapes on January 29, 2024, to combat the growth in youth vaping and protect children's health.
The European Commission's proposal aims to reduce packaging waste by establishing standards for recyclable packaging, limiting single-use packaging, encouraging economic operators to use less packaging, and setting binding re-use targets.
Bulgaria will ban products with flavors other than tobacco from January 1, 2024, in response to the European Commission's directive. The amendment requires all heated-tobacco packaging to display a warning highlighting associated risks.
The UK government is seeking local councils' opinions on the "Smoke-Free Generation" plan, which proposes strict restrictions on e-cigarette products and a ban on selling tobacco products to individuals aged 14 and above.
Portugal's Parliament has approved a new tobacco law, which will equate electronic cigarettes to conventional tobacco for sales, advertising, product presentation, and consumption rules.
EU notified World Trade Organization about this amendment on 2nd March 2023.
The European Commission has proposed a directive on the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims with the intention of regulating how businesses may communicate about sustainability.