Posted on November 5, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every year\nour country generates about 3,000 tons of batteries as waste, and only\nabout 467 tons are declared annually (mainly by\nindustries, companies and hospitals). The rest of these are estimated to end\naccumulated in houses or garbage, and of what is recovered, 99% have as\ndestination a security landfill, and only a small fraction is recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To regulate this situation, the Rep. Law has as a new challenge to set collection and recovery goals, but without leaving behind the incentive to change the citizen culture for a good final disposal of batteries. This discussion is about to begin after the drafting of the regulations for end of life tires and containers and packaging, both awaiting approval in the Comptroller's Office, and that of lubricating oils, whose preliminary draft is about to be presented for public consultation by the ministry. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decree that will regulate battery recycling in\nChile presents a series of challenges that were addressed in the study before\nmentioned. One of them will be the regulation of producers, considering\nthat today there are more than 3,700 importers entering the country between 200 and 250\ndifferent battery brands, in addition to collection and recovery goals,\nfulfillment times, and how to establish battery categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n