,On January 7, 2026, in the Official Gazette by the Ministry of the Environment of Chile, Decree No. 30 of 2024 approves the Regulation of Law No. 21.368 (Ley PUSU), which regulates the delivery of single-use plastics and disposable plastic bottles while amending related legal provisions. The regulation's primary purpose is to detail requirements, procedures, certifications, exceptions, and compliance mechanisms to implement the law effectively, promoting the reduction of plastic waste, the circular economy, compostability, recyclability, and returnability. It establishes precise definitions, including single-use plastics, certified plastics (compostable at home or industrial levels with at least 20% renewable raw materials, verified per technical standards like biodegradation in 180365 days), biodegradable materials, and authorised technical entities overseen by the Superintendent of the Environment (SMA). Certified plastic products serve as exceptions to prohibitions on non-reusable single-use items in food service establishments. Certification involves applications to the Ministry, technical verification, issuance of unique IDs with expiration, and public registry access. Disposable plastic bottles must incorporate progressive post-consumer recycled content (starting at 15% for 20252029, rising to 70% from 2060), verified via lot certification, QR codes, and exclusions for SMEs/imports. Supermarkets must dedicate at least 30% of visible shelf space to returnable bottles. The Ministry will issue an informative guide and resolutions within three months. Transitory provisions include grace periods (e.g., initial certifications without full reports for three months, mandatory certification after 918 months post-notice following SMA entity authorisations), ensuring phased enforcement and transition.
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