Intro:

Mexico City has launched a comprehensive zero-waste strategy, known as Ciudad Circular: Basura Cero, which includes plans to build a dedicated tire recycling facility as part of its broader effort to transform how waste is handled across the metropolis. 

The initiative is jointly led by the Ministry of Environment (SEDEMA) and the Ministry of Works and Services (SOBSE). It aims to divert at least 50% of the city’s waste from landfills through reuse, recycling, and redesign. 

Strategy Highlights & Infrastructure Plans

• The zero-waste framework addresses both urban solid waste and special handling waste (like used tyres), requiring differentiated management pathways. 
• Under the plan, Mexico City will modernize the Bordo Poniente composting plant, expand infrastructure for organic waste, and construct a specialized facility for tire recycling. 
• A newly created public body, the Agency for Integrated Waste Management, will coordinate waste separation, collection, monitoring, regulation, and public outreach between boroughs, the private sector, and citizens. 
• The strategy emphasizes not just infrastructure, but also a behavioral pivot — encouraging residents and businesses to reduce, segregate, and reuse materials. 
• Mayor Clara Brugada has positioned this plan as a generational legacy: restructuring urban waste systems while supporting circular economic activity.

According to Mexico Business News, Mexico City has launched the Ciudad Circular: Basura Cero (Circular City: Zero Trash) strategy, an ambitious plan to transform waste management and expand reuse practices across the capital. The initiative includes measures such as modernizing the Bordo Poniente composting plant, developing infrastructure for organic waste treatment, and building a dedicated facility for tire recycling.

The program is coordinated by the Ministry of Environment (SEDEMA) and the Ministry of Works and Services (SOBSE). Julia Álvarez, Director of SEDEMA, emphasized that the strategy represents one of the city’s most significant urban transformations, focusing on both infrastructure improvements and changes in social behavior. The framework addresses both urban solid waste and special handling waste, aiming to strengthen regulations, improve monitoring, and expand community composting initiatives.

Mayor Clara Brugada emphasized that the plan will be a central legacy of her administration, ensuring that half of the city’s waste is diverted from landfills and transformed into usable materials. “Our goal is to ensure that 50% of the city’s waste does not go to landfills but is transformed. We will implement an integrated urban circularity strategy to reduce pollution and increase recycling and reuse in economic activities,” she said.

A newly created public body, the Agency for Integrated Waste Management, will oversee implementation, coordinating with boroughs, the private sector, and citizens.

To learn more, read the original article on Mexico Business News.

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