Mexico’s Plastics Recycling Industry

Mexico is recognized worldwide for its high rate of recycling products made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, the country’s 17% overall recycling rate indicates that there is still much to do in recycling other types of plastic waste. How can U.S. exporters take advantage of this? 

Mexico’s industry generates a considerable amount of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which to a large extent end up in landfills. About 60% of Mexico’s recycled plastics are consumed in the domestic market while the other 40% is exported. After China banned 24 types of solid waste in January 2018, Mexican recyclers have tried to expand their recycling capacities to process other types of plastic waste. New governmental directives require that industries include recycling activities as part of their corporate social responsibility programs, paving the way for increased exports of recycling technologies.

KEY CONTACTS 

- Asociación Nacional de Industrias de Plástico, A. C. 

- Centro de Investigación de Química Aplicada (CIQA) 

- Asociación de Recicladores de Plásticos Agrícolas Mexicanos, A.C. (ARPAM) 

- Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) 

- Ecología y Compromiso Empresarial A. C. (ECOCE) 

- Cámara Regional de la Industria de la Transformación (CAREINTRA)

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