{"id":281,"date":"2026-10-20T16:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co2chiapas.org\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T04:06:47","slug":"economia-circular-mexico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/co2chiapas.org\/en\/economia-circular-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Econom\u00eda circular en M\u00e9xico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Circular economy in Mexico: the law is now in force. Is your company ready?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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By Erika Ramos Flores \u00b7 CO2SFC \u00b7 October 6, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mexico now has a circular economy law. What it does not yet have is the complete rulebook, and that is exactly what your company needs to understand today.<\/em><\/p>\n

A law in force that is still waiting for its regulations<\/h2>\n

The General Law on the Circular Economy (LGEC) was published in the Official Gazette (DOF) on January 19, 2026, and took effect the following day, together with amendments to the General Law on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA) and the General Law for the Prevention and Integrated Management of Waste (LGPGIR). Its key innovation is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): for the first time at the federal level, whoever places a product on the market is also responsible for what happens to it at the end of its useful life.<\/p>\n

One detail is decisive: the law does not, on its own, impose obligations on any sector. Its obligations take effect when SEMARNAT publishes implementation agreements by sector, by product or both (Art. 10). As of October 6, 2026, we had not found any. And the implementing Regulation, due on July 19, had still not been published according to the latest source consulted, dated September 8.<\/p>\n

How EPR will work<\/h2>\n

Once the first agreement is issued, the process will have four stages:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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SEMARNAT defines activities, indicators and methodologies for the sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Producers and importers, or their Coordinating Body, submit their plan with a Life Cycle Assessment and their targets (Arts. 12 and 15).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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SEMARNAT approves, approves with conditions or rejects. If it does not respond within 60 business days, tacit approval (afirmativa ficta) applies and the registration becomes final (Arts. 13 and 14).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The registration can be ratified, amended or canceled (Art. 16).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Companies will be able to comply directly (reuse, redesign, recycling, recovery) or indirectly, through sustainable supply chain linkages or environmental offsetting. The latter allows instruments such as carbon credits regulated or validated by the authority. Whether voluntary market credits will qualify will depend on the Regulation and the agreements.<\/p>\n

What you can start measuring now<\/h2>\n