Deposit on beverage packaging. What is the bill establishing a deposit system in Poland?

The Sejm has passed the Act on amending the Act on packaging and packaging waste management and certain other acts, which establishes the legal framework for the operation of the deposit system in Poland.

The law stipulates that all retail units offering products with packaging covered by the deposit system will be obliged to collect the deposit. On the other hand, each retail and wholesale unit with a sales area of more than 200 m2, where products with packaging covered by the deposit system will be offered to users, will be obliged to collect empty packaging and packaging waste and to return the deposit.

Achieving the objectives of the Act requires an efficient collection system, based on a deposit system that will support entrepreneurs. The deposit system will be set up by an entity referred to in the law as a 'representative entity', which will be established by the entrepreneurs introducing beverages in packaging covered by the deposit system or the employers' associations and chambers of commerce representing them. This entity will not only set up the system, but will also be responsible for its operation. Entrepreneurs who do not set up such an entity will be able to join the established bailment system on an equal basis. In doing so, the Act allows for the possibility of more than one bailment system.

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If you are a manufacturer, retailer or distributor and are joining a bail-in scheme, Interzero can support you with your bail-in obligations. For more information, see HERE and HERE.