Recycling, waste and the circular economy: where the public money is

Public credit

• Fundo Clima - Green Industry: expressly covers the recovery of waste from electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, photovoltaic cells and wind turbines - see the Fundo Clima page (in Portuguese);
• Fundo Clima - Green Services and Innovation: environmental technologies and services, on the same page;
• BNDES Finem - Environment - Reduced use of natural resources and materials: financing for projects that promote eco-efficiency, use inputs from recycled or renewable sources (sugarcane excluded), or are aimed at the production and/or use of biogas, biomethane, low-carbon hydrogen, energy storage and domestic production of mineral and organic fertilizers.
• Modernization of eligible facilities and equipment follows the general lines of the BNDES Navigator sweep (page in Portuguese).

Blended finance - a mixed structure, not ordinary credit

• Eco Invest Brasil: a Treasury program with BNDES that uses public funds to attract private capital to ecological-transformation projects - see the Eco Invest Brasil page (in Portuguese).

Research, development and innovation

• Finep: development of recycling technologies, under the agency's own modalities;
• FNDCT: research and innovation according to current application plans;
• Lei do Bem: eligible R&D for companies under the Real Profit regime - requirements on the Lei do Bem page (in Portuguese).

Reverse logistics - a legal obligation, not an incentive

• The National Solid Waste Policy (Law No. 12,305/2010) imposes reverse logistics on sectors such as packaging, batteries, tires, lubricating oils, lamps and electronics - structuring collection and recovery chains is a requirement for these sectors and a business opportunity for operators.

Segments that usually qualify

• Plastic, paper, glass and metal recycling; copper and aluminum recovery;
• Recycling of batteries, electronic boards, solar panels, wind equipment and vehicles;
• Industrial waste treatment, composting and biogas production.

Sources

BNDES Financing Navigator; Fundo Clima page at BNDES; Law No. 12,305/2010 (Planalto) - all checked on February 11, 2026. Final conditions depend on each instrument's rules.