UYleyes/19829-2019Enacted

Law 19.829 (2019) — Integrated Solid Waste Management Law (extended producer responsibility)

Jurisdiction:
Uruguay
Type:
EPR · Incentives · Other
Last action:
Sep 18, 2019
Plastic PackagingPaper PackagingGlassMetalsElectronicsBatteriesPaintCarpetMattressesTiresVehiclesConstructionFurnitureUsed OilPharmaceuticalsTextilesOrganicsHazardous MaterialsOther
Law 19.829 (2019) establishes Uruguay's integrated solid waste management framework with explicit producer responsibility for waste management across multiple material streams, valorization pathways (reuse, recycling, energy recovery), and circular-economy principles; enacted law with broad sectoral scope.

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