Stand-alone introducers did not meet annual recycling targets for packaging waste in 2022.
Only 8% stand-alone introducers achieved the minimum statutory recycling levels in 2022. - according to the IOŚ-PIB report Packaging and packaging waste management in Poland in 2022. During the same period, recovery organisations met or even exceeded annual recycling targets for all types of packaging waste.
Only 8% stand-alone introducers met the recycling obligation
Of the introducers who chose to ensure recycling of their generated packaging waste themselves, as many as 11 234 entities were obliged to achieve the required recycling rates, which in 2022 were:
- 30% for plastic waste,
- 51% for aluminium waste,
- 55% for ferrous metal waste,
- 66% for paper and cardboard waste,
- 62% for glass waste,
- 19% for waste wood,
- 59% for all the above types of packaging waste combined.
On the basis of data from the BDO register, EIA-PIB experts calculated that only 8% stand-alone introducers achieved these minimum levels of. The percentage of independent introducers who managed to meet the statutory minimum is shown in the chart below:
Source: Report Economy of packaging and packaging waste in Poland in 2022.
At the opposite end of the spectrum are recovery organisations that in 2022 met the statutory recycling targets for metal, glass, paper and cardboard packaging waste and exceeded the required recovery rate for plastic packaging waste[i].
Cooperation with a recovery organisation as an opportunity to fulfil your obligation and avoid a product fee
Failure by an entrepreneur to achieve the statutory recycling levels for packaging waste results in the need to charge and pay a product fee, which is a kind of environmental tax. To avoid the obligation to pay the fee, the entrepreneur may transfer his recycling obligation to a recovery organisation packaging waste generated from the packaging and packaged products it introduces. This will ensure that the introducer pays only a fixed, low amount for the contract with the recovery organisation and does not have to worry about ensuring waste recycling.
Hand over your recycling obligation to Interzero Recovery Organisation
Interzero takes over the recycling obligations of businesses in terms of:
- packaging waste,
- batteries and accumulators,
- post-consumer products: tyres, oils and greases,
- electrical and electronic equipment.
As a result, each the entrepreneur can comprehensively delegate all his/her responsibilities to us resulting from the marketing of packaging and products. Find out what obligations your company is subject to!
By signing a single contract, you will be sure to meet your company's obligations to ensure statutory levels of recovery, recycling and preparation for re-use.
[1]Packaging and packaging waste management in Poland in 2022, https://ios.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gospodarka-opakowaniami-i-odpadami-opakowaniowymi-w-polsce-w-2022-r-2.pdf