Environmental Levy Act. Country/Territory Barbados Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-5. Long titleAn Act to provide for the imposition and collection of a levy on goods imported into Barbados and for related matters. Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Environmental fees/charges Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act prescribes that there shall be imposed on all goods imported into Barbados an environmental levy at a rate specified in the Schedule and that the levy collected shall be used: (a) to defray the cost of the disposal of refuse generated by the use of such goods; (b) to defray the cost of operating and maintaining refuse disposal sites; and (c) for the preservation and enhancement of the environment. Full text English Website www.caricomlaw.org