Southern Cone

Paraguay

Paraguay has no specific rule for end-of-life tires and no EPR; the waste law bans open dumps, but per the World Bank about 23% of MSW goes to dumps and collection covers about 47% of the population. Biomass (mainly firewood) is a large share of final energy use, and the hydropower surplus is projected to run out around 2030-2032.

Regulatory framework

The rules that shape the business

Ley 3956/2009 2009 In force

Ley de Gestión Integral de los Residuos Sólidos en la República del Paraguay

Enacted 24 Dec 2009; assigns management and final disposal to municipalities, bans burning, incineration and open dumping (art. 33) and bans waste imports unless a special law allows them. It has no EPR and does not address energy recovery.

View regulation · bacn.gov.py

Decreto 7391 In force

Reglamento de la Ley 3956/2009

Regulates the Integrated Solid Waste Management Law; year and detailed content not verified.

View regulation · elaw.org

Ley 7190/2023 2023 In force

Ley de los Créditos de Carbono

Enacted 12 Oct 2023; creates the National Carbon Credit Registry (MADES), requires additionality, exempts credit transfers from VAT and covers waste, energy, agriculture and forestry projects. Decree 3369/2025 created the Carbon Markets Directorate and the ITMO rules (Paris Agreement art. 6).

View regulation · ferrere.com

Ley 6977/2023 2023 In force

Ley de fomento de energías renovables no convencionales no hidráulicas

Published 26 Jan 2023; enables private power generation from non-conventional, non-hydro renewable sources. Explicit coverage of biomass and tax incentives were not verified in the official text.

View regulation · abogados.com.ar

Context

The residue, in figures

~1,82 million t/yr

MSW generated (World Bank)

What a Waste 2.0 (2018) · datacatalog.worldbank.org

23,4% / 40,2% / 36,4%

MSW to open dump / controlled landfill / sanitary landfill

What a Waste 2.0 (2018) · datacatalog.worldbank.org

46,6%

Waste collection coverage (population)

What a Waste 2.0 (2018) · datacatalog.worldbank.org

Incentives

Law 7190/2023 exempts carbon credit transfers from VAT and creates a national registry with access to Paris art. 6 markets, a route to monetize biochar and renewable energy. Projects must retain 3% to 10% of credits for the NDC (per the regulation, only on ITMO transfers). Law 6977/2023 opens private non-hydro generation; the maquila and free-zone regimes were not verified against an official source in this research.

Which technology fits Paraguay

Priority feedstock: Agro-industrial and forestry biomass (firewood and sawmill residues, husks and bagasse) for biochar or charcoal and for syngas or power.
Why: Biomass's weight in final energy, the new carbon credit law (VAT-exempt, national registry) and the opening to non-hydro generation (Law 6977/2023) favor efficient carbonization and gasification over tire management, which has no EPR framework.

CAR

Carbonization

Biochar to a controlled specification from biomass.

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Gasification

Syngas for on-site power and heat.

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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: Low

Other countries in the region

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