On 31 January 2022 public consultation was launched for the long-awaited Bill implementing the framework for a bottle deposit system in Poland. This is yet another proposal following draft regulations implementing to some extent the single-use plastics (SUP) directive and the extended producer responsibility (EPR) waste directive in order to systemically adjust waste packaging management to the EU regulations.
The proposals are not currently consistent, or there are outright serious doubts about their compliance, with the EU law as to the ultimate scope of the system participants’ planned obligations. Obviously, the penalties for non-compliance are extremely high.
Source MDDP
