Returnable Containers Act, Cap. 395A. País/Territorio Barbados Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1986 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to provide for the control of the sale of beverages in beverage containers, the payment of a deposit on beverage containers, a refund for the return of those containers and the final disposal of unused or usable containers. Materia Medio ambiente gen., Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Negocios/industria/corporaciones Reciclado/reutilización Autorización/permiso Bebidas Área geográphica Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo Resumen This Act underlines that a distributor or dealer must obtain a permit from the Minister responsible for the Environment to sell at wholesale or retail beverages in sealed glass, metal, aluminium, steel or plastic bottles or cans less than one gallon in size. Moreover, a distributor or dealer shall be exempted from the provisions of this Act by the Minister in case such distributor or dealer has in place an adequate system for the recycling of beverage containers. Any entity that sells beverages for use off-site in containers covered by this Act must accept any qualifying empty container and provide the refund value. If beverage containers returned to the distributor are unusable or unused, they must be disposed of in accordance with Health Services (Collection and Disposal of Refuse) Regulations, 1975. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.barbadosparliament.com Referencias - Legislación Enmendado porr Returnable Containers (Amendment) Act No. 59 of 2019. Legislación | Barbados | 2019 Palabra clave: Envasado/etiquetado, Reciclado/reutilización, Bebidas Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX