According to regulations, the goals that companies must meet regarding the collection and recovery of tires will come into force in January 2023, as I understand, all those companies that introduce these elements into the Chilean market must adhere to a management system that collects and revalues unused units.

La premura por comenzar a poner en práctica estos nuevos lineamientos vienen dados ya que, según datos del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (MMA), nuestro país genera 140 toneladas de residuos al año y solo recicla el 8%. Para comenzar a incrementar esta cifra de reciclaje, la EPR Law. busca que, a partir del primer año de entrada en vigencia del decreto de metas, la valorización de residuos aumente a un 25%, tanto para neumáticos comunes como mineros, para que, al año ocho -2030- los primeros lleguen al 90% y los mineros al 100% de recolección y valorización.

However, industry sources point out that, in order to begin to responsibly comply with the provisions of the law there are still certain flaws the country must advance with to support this management, such as the creation of more collective tire management systems (given that there are currently only two), as well as develop more and better infrastructure to recycle tires and clarify the amount of waste that companies must take care of because the industry must remove the same amount of tires sold per year according to the decree, but this calculation is being managed by the guild.

In summary, the industry must remain attentive to the advances that continue to be promoted in this area in order to comply with what is required by law once these goals come into effect. In this sense, and as support to the area, at Hidronor we provide recycling solutions for small scale tires such as trucks and vehicles through Greendot, a company within our own company.

For more information you can contact our commercial team, here.

Source: Diario Financiero