On December 9, 2022, was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the decree regarding the National Program for the Prevention and Integral Management of Special Handling Waste (SHW) 2022-2024.
In it, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) establishes 3 priority objectives:
1.- To generate information on "special handling" waste in the country in order to strengthen decision making in the three government orders.
2.- To promote the prevention of the generation, as well as the adequate management and use of special handling waste.
3.-To promote an adequate legal framework that establishes clear attributions and competencies for the management of special handling waste.
From these objectives are derived specific actions established in the Program, being these:
1.1 To standardize the reports related to the SHW handled in the country.
1.2 To elaborate and promote the use of instruments for decision making in the area of SHW.
2.1 Promote the use of SHW.
2.2 Establish guidelines for the integrated management of SHW in emergent situations.
2.3 Strengthen the capacities of the federative entities for the management of RME.
3.1 Promote the updating of the legal framework focused on reducing the generation and increasing the use of SHW.
3.2 Create a regulatory framework aligned with sustainability policies for the management of SHW.
In the decree, it is mentioned that "the list in Article 19 of the LGPGIR (Environmental Federal Law) is limited and may always be outdated, so it is necessary to identify SHW in a different way".
This article refers to the classification of special management waste (SHW), therefore we expect changes or reforms in this regard.
As always, our recommendation is to continue informing ourselves of all the changes and advances in this and other environmental issues and to try to advance actions that are within our possibilities so that we can prepare ourselves in advance, avoiding unnecessary risks of non-compliance or haste to carry out the necessary modifications or adjustments.
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