Ley de Gestión Integral de Residuos
Sets integrated waste management policy, prioritises recovery and dump closure, and establishes the extended producer responsibility regime (art. 38).
View regulation · pixilegal.comAndean countries
Bolivia
Bolivia generates about 8,285 t/day of municipal waste (projected 10,351 t/day by 2030), and 287 municipalities (84.3%) dispose of it in open dumps; only 42 have a sanitary landfill. End-of-life tire generation rose from about 2.95 million units in 2016 to 3.84 million in 2021, with no regular management systems in the capital cities. Agricultural residue figures: not verified.
Regulatory framework
The rules that shape the business
Reglamento General de la Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor (REP)
Requires producers and distributors to set up individual or collective management systems; EPR initially covers PET bottles, polyethylene bags, tires, batteries, pesticide containers and WEEE, but targets depend on a gradual strategy not yet in force.
View regulation · helvetas.orgReglamentos de la Ley del Medio Ambiente (incluye Reglamento en Materia de Contaminación Atmosférica)
Environmental licensing and air-emission control framework applicable to thermal treatment plants.
View regulation · lexivox.orgMarco de financiamiento climático y créditos de carbono
After the constitutional ruling that struck down the ban on commodifying environmental functions (art. 32.5 of Law 300), Bolivia created the RENAPP registry, Emission Reduction Units and a credit-trading regulation run by the Ministry of Economy.
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The residue, in figures
Incentives
New carbon-credit framework (Supreme Decree 5264/2024, Ministerial Resolution 076/2025) with the RENAPP registry, where the State (Ministry of Economy) has exclusive authority to trade credits. Tax incentives for renewables or environmental equipment and free zones: not verified.
Recommended solution
Which technology fits Bolivia
- Priority feedstock
- End-of-life tires, mainly from trucks and buses on the La Paz–Cochabamba–Santa Cruz corridor, in modular plants.
- Why
- Around 3.8 million unmanaged tires a year and the inclusion of tires in the EPR regime create an early opportunity; modular scale is advisable until the gradual strategy sets targets.
Sources consulted
Reference information compiled from public sources as of October 2026. It is not legal advice; confirm each regulation is current before making decisions.
Verification level: Medium
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