Chile: Chile Restricts Single-Use Plastic

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CI2021-0015

On August 13, 2021, the Chilean Ministry of Environment published Law 21,368 in the Official Gazette. The new measure greatly limits single-use plastic products and encourages the reuse and recycling of plastics. The measure will take effect six months after publication. This law is an addition to a 2016 measure setting new measures for waste management and recycling.

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