Chile leads the way on chemical safety in Latin America: Decree published
On February 9, 2021, Chile approved its rules for the classification, labeling, and notification of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures (Decree 57) in the official gazette. Decree 57 was promulgated in...
Read MoreChile Sets Goals for Electrical Electronic Equipment
Chile’s Environmental Ministry (MMA) promulgated on February 28, 2022, a Decree establishing collection and recycling goals for batteries and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE). Furthermore, Decree 207/2022 imposes obligations associated with...
Read MoreChile targets indiscriminate single-use of plastics
Since February 13, 2022, single-use plastics products have faced a ban in Chile. Law 21.368 was published in August 2021 and aims to fight back the indiscriminate use of single-use plastics...
Read MoreChile signals mandatory awareness about recycling potential
On January 21, 2022, Chile published the determination decision to start the elaboration of a decree to regulate the instrument intended to prevent waste generation and promote waste recovery.The future Decree...
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