Mexico's path towards a circular economy

The Factsheet on Mexico’s Milestone in the circular economy transition summarises interviews with stakeholders including the EU Delegation, the national government, the private sector and civil society. It provides analysis of the vision and motivation of Mexican stakholders in the circular economy transition process, the key challenges met and the milestones achieved. Lessons learnt and success factors were gathered to enable a better understanding of the “recipes” for replication.

Mexico is committed to moving towards cleaner energy production and better management of its natural resources, to achieve greater socio- economic benefits. Federal and state governments are implementing strategies and measures to mitigate climate change. Circular economy is seen by public institutions in Mexico, both federal and state, as an ally for economic and sustainable development, as it brings new market opportunities and promotes social inclusion and the creation of green jobs. For this reason, Mexico intends to move towards a more resilient, green and circular economy aimed at mitigating vulnerability to climate change. The National Vision towards Sustainable Management, Zero Waste published by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in 2019, recognises the problem represented by waste in the whole country and features circular economy as one mitigation strategy. The General Law of Circular Economy (LGEC) was published in 2021 at the federal level, to promote efficiency in the use of products, services, materials, secondary raw materials, and by-products through reuse, recycling, and redesign, with circular economy criteria and facilitating technological development to achieve it.

Mexico’s efforts to move towards a circular economy show a commitment to sustainable development and a recognition of the need to address the pressing environmental and social challenges facing the country. To discover more, download the factsheet. 

In the recent years, Latin America and the Caribbean has been very active in the promotion of circular economy. Reason enough to document the national transition processes. The factsheet is a product of collaboration of DG International Partnership, the SWITCH to Green Facility with the Circular Economy Coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Coalition responds to the great interest and initiatives on circular economy. In the last few years, the LAC region has been very active in the promotion of circular economy.

More factsheets are available for Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador and Colombia.