Latin America
The region is moving towards extended producer responsibility, dump closures and carbon markets, but each country moves at its own pace. We reviewed the regulation of 17 countries to recommend the technology that fits each one.
Hover or select a country to see its regulatory framework and the recommended solution.
What regulation says
Mandatory tire recovery targets, including mining tires, rising every year until 2030.
A mature EPR scheme where pyrolysis treated only a tiny share of the tires managed in 2024.
Rising tire collection targets and tax incentives that include pyrolysis and gasification equipment.
Recent EPR laws with regulations still being drafted: the moment to position as an authorized manager.
By region
End-of-life tires and non-recyclable plastics
End-of-life tires (EPR Compliance Units); agro-industrial and forestry residues for biochar
Agro-forestry biomass and dry MSW fraction for energy; plastics and tires as a secondary line
Agro-industrial biomass and MSW for power; tires for oil and carbon black
End-of-life tires and non-recyclable plastics (alternative to co-processing and landfill)
Agro-industrial and forestry residues (surplus biomass) and organic/dry MSW fraction
End-of-life tires (EPR priority product) and plastics/foam being phased out
Scrap tires (NOM-161 management plans) in pyrolysis; sugarcane bagasse and agro-industrial residues in gasification.
Scrap tires (CONAMA 416 reverse logistics) in pyrolysis; municipal waste and sugarcane biomass in gasification.
End-of-life tires in pyrolysis; agro-industrial biomass (oil palm, sugarcane, rice husk) in gasification.
End-of-life tires, with non-recyclable mixed plastics as complementary feedstock.
Used tires collected by the SEGINUS system and authorised handlers.
End-of-life tires, mainly from trucks and buses on the La Paz–Cochabamba–Santa Cruz corridor, in modular plants.
Category A end-of-life tires and mining OTR tires (category B); as a complement, forestry residues for biochar.
End-of-life tires (Buenos Aires metro, Mendoza, logistics corridors) and municipal or agro-industrial residues for gasification with power generation.
Plastics that cannot be mechanically recycled and end-of-life tires (partnering with the master plans); forestry and agro-industrial residues for carbonization.
Agro-industrial and forestry biomass (firewood and sawmill residues, husks and bagasse) for biochar or charcoal and for syngas or power.
Reference information compiled from public sources as of October 2026. Not legal advice.
Projects and proposals
With the material type, available volume and location we prepare a preliminary technical assessment and the plant scope.