plastic`s legislation in latin america
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PLASTIC’S LEGISLATION! IN LATIN AMERICA WHAT SOCIETY THINKS ABOUT PLASTICS IMPOSSIBLE TO RECYCLE MAIN PROBLEMS! (FROM SOCIETY’S PERSPECTIVE) NON BIODEGRADABLE MADE FROM NATURAL RESOURCES NON RENEWABLE PLASTIC’S LEGISLATION LATIN AMERICA ! PLASTIC BAG REGULATIONS Mexico • MEXICO! • COSTA RICA! • COLOMBIA Sustainable Production and Responsible Consumption Costa Rica Colombia Brazil Peru • BRAZIL! • PARAGUAY! Plastic bag regulation initiatives Paraguay • PERU Chile • ARGENTINA! • CHILE! • URUGUAY Banned the use of plastic bags unless they are biodegradable or oxodegradable Argentina Uruguay HYPERMARKETS IS NOT JUST ABOUT PLASTIC BAGS…… MEXICO! Green Initiatives (Taxes) PET BOTTLES ECUADOR! Green tax on PET bottles. If you recycle you get your tax back. Tax amount: US$ 0.02 per bottle. PERU (MACHU PICHU)! Banned the use of plastic packaging PACKAGING COLOMBIA (SAN ANDRES)! Banned the use of plastics, however plastic bags for medical waste and plastic cutlery are allowed ….. WHAT WILL BE NEXT? PS (POLYSTYRENE) THERE ARE NO OFICIAL LAWS FOR PS, HOWEVER IN A MEXICAN LAW ! OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS, ! STYROFOAM HAS BEEN INCLUDED. Artículo 6º Corresponde a la Secretaría el ejercicio de las siguientes facultades:! XI. Establecer, los criterios y normas para la producción y el consumo sustentable de productos plásticos incluyendo el poliestireno expandido, los cuales deberán atender a las características específicas requeridas para cada producto y sujetarse a lineamientos técnicos y científicos, basados en un proceso de análisis de las tecnologías vigentes; éstos deberán emitirse considerando la opinión de los productores y distribuidores.! Los criterios y normas que emita la Secretaría deberán considerar los principios de reducción, reciclaje y reutilización en el manejo de las bolsas de plástico. Dichos criterios y normas garantizarán que el ciclo de vida de las bolsas de plástico no sea mayor a diez años, procurando la utilización de materiales provenientes de recursos renovables, como los biopolímeros para su pronta biodegradación en los destinos finales… . PROBLEMATIC MATERIALS IN BOGOTA Green and amber PET Packages PS ! ! ! ! RESIDUOS RECICLABLES! ! Papel y Cartón: cuadernos, papel periodico, cartulina, revistas, cartón, tetra pack, directorios teléfonicos, cajetillas de cigarrillos, cajas de cereales.! ! Plástico: botellas de bebidas y botellas de productos de aseo, tapas, bolsas, empaques y paquetes, botellones de agua, utensilios plásticos, baldes, platones, tasas, poncheros, cubiertos, cajas de Cds, Cds.! ! Vidrios: Botellas, colonias, licores, cosméticos, frascos.! ! Metales: latas, tarros, aluminio, ollas, chatarra, cobre, estaño, niquel, bronce, aceros, plata, antimonio y zinc.! ! RESIDUOS NO RECICLABLES ! ! Papel: contaminado, revestido de plástico, papel carbón, satinado, de fotografía y adhesivo.! ! Recipientes con sustancias tóxicas, icopor, plásticos contaminados.! ! Residuos Ordinarios: servilletas sucias, platos, vasos y cubiertos desechables usados y colillas de cigarrillo. EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSABILITY (EPR) Waste managment policies in which manufacturers are responsible for taking back their products from end users at the end of the products useful life, or partially financing a collection and recycling infrastructure. COLOMBIA Pest-control substance package Computers Batteries Expired medicines! (out of date) Ligth bulbs Tyres PLASTIC’S ASSOCIATIONS LATIN AMERICA MEXICO - ANIPAC • PLASTIC HAS BEEN A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT AMONG ORGANIZATIONS, LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND CONSUMERS. ! • PROJECTS LOOKING FORWARD TO PROHIBIT PLASTIC PRODUCTS • THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON: 1. Giving information about the life cycle analysis ! 2. Working on plastic recycling projects! 3. Increasing the production of plastic products made from recycled materials! 4. Developing educational campaigns specifically for kids under 6 years old. “PLASTICHICA” Will promote the 3Rs (Reduce – Reuse- Recicle) through fairy tales. CHILE - ASIPLA • The plastic ID Code has been promoted! • The second industry in the country that measures the Carbon Footprint ! • Legal initiative promoted by ASIPLA at the Congress of Chile ECUADOR - ASEPLAS • Green Tax PET bottles: If you recycle you get your tax back. Tax amount: US$ 0.02 per bottle.! • In 2012,1406 million bottles were produced, by th end of the year, 1136 bottles were collected. This means that the green tax increased the amount of collected bottles from 30% (2011) to ( 2012) ! • Voluntary initiatives! • Recycling campaigns 80% ARGENTINA – Cámara de la Industria Plástica THE CAMARA HAS BEEN WORKING ON: 1. Giving information about Plastic's Benefits! 2. Created ECOPLAS: web page. Works on sustainable development of plastic industry.! 3. Waste management BRAZIL • Two non profit associations: Plastivida and Cempre! • Plastivida ! • Cempre: was founded in march 1992 by a group of multinational and mayor brazilian corporations comitted to promotig recycling, principally of packaging COLOMBIA RESEARCH ON PLASTIC’S PERCEPTION (2009) POSITIVE THE IMAGE OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS IS GOOD NEGATIVE THE PLASTIC IMAGE IS BAD SOLUTION REAL EXAMPLES AND LINKING RECYCLING WITH SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY REAL EXAMPLES ENKA RECYCLES ONE MILLION PET BOTTLES EVERY DAY! ! BOTTLE TO BOTTLE POSTCONSUME PET FOR FOOD CONTACT Located at Girardota-Medellin ! (Recycle levels of 28%) REAL EXAMPLES COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS AVIANCA IS THE FIRST COMPANY IN SOUTH AMERICA TO USE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC CUPS THAT ARE COLLECTED AFTER EACH FLIGHT AND TAKEN TO A COMPOSTABLE FIELD EXAMPLES You can have the best tariff structures, the best free trade agreement negociations and the best conditions to produce, but you must address the environmental issues, especifically waste management, in order to make your business sustainable Plastic business must be based on the generation of sustainble solutions for environmental issues thanks Calle 69 No. 5-33 Bogotá, Colombia (57-1) 3460655 – 3463046. ! Fax (57-1) 2496997! E-mail:ambiental@acoplasticos.org! www.acoplasticos.org www.auesp.gov.co www.plastico.com www.plastivida.com.br www.plasticsnews.com www.genpak.com !
