BDO Annual Waste Report for 2024 - what do you need to know about the report on waste generated and waste management?

The beginning of the year also marks the beginning of the reporting period, in which entrepreneurs registered with BDO and keeping waste records must submit reports for 2024. Below we have collected the most important information and answers to the most frequently asked questions about BDO waste reports.

The annual report on waste generation and waste management must be submitted by 15 March for the previous calendar year. However, the deadline for submitting BDO reports for 2024 is 17 March 2025. Why March 17 and not March 15? In 2025 March 15 falls on a Saturday, therefore, by operation of law, the deadline for submitting the BDO report is postponed to the next business day, i.e. Monday, March 17.

This of course applies to entrepreneurs who continue to operate. Entrepreneurs who close their company are required to submit a report within 7 days of closing their business.

The annual BDO report, technically known as the annual report on waste generation and waste management, for 2024 is required to be submitted by all entities that :

• in 2024 they were subject to the obligation to keep waste records in the BDO (produced or managed waste),
• in 2024, as part of their activities, extracted waste from a landfill or waste dump on the basis of a consent to extract waste or a decision approving the instructions for running a waste landfill in the post-operational phase.

We would like to remind you that the obligation to submit an annual report also applies to entities keeping simplified waste records in BDO!

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Entities that did not produce or process waste in 2024 are not required to submit a zero report .

An annual report on waste produced and waste management should be submitted to the voivodeship marshal appropriate for the place of production, collection or processing of waste . If you produce, process or collect waste in several voivodeships, you are obliged to submit reports to the voivodeship marshals in all voivodeships where you conduct this activity.

The report can be completed and submitted exclusively electronically , through an individual account in the BDO system. Each entrepreneur can do it on their own or entrust their duty to Interzero experts, gaining a guarantee of efficient, reliable and timely preparation and then submission of reports. Contact us and receive the best offer for taking over the BDO reporting obligation!

Depending on the areas of activity of a given entity, the annual report on waste generation and waste management for 2024 may contain information on :

• mass and types of waste ,
• method of waste management (applies only to waste management entities),
• installations and devices used to process this waste, including technical data of machines and information on the functioning of installations and devices: number of working hours per day, dates and duration of failures or downtimes (applies only to entities processing waste),
• the amount of sulphates or chlorides in waste per Mg of titanium dioxide produced (applies to entities possessing or processing waste from titanium dioxide production processes),
• mass and types of food waste generated.

As a rule, yes. If you have not submitted a BDO report on time, you should do so immediately , without waiting for a possible inspection or summons from the office. Thanks to this, you have a chance to avoid a severe financial penalty. Interzero experts will help you settle all reporting arrears. Contact us and present your situation, and we will help you identify all outstanding obligations and complete the necessary formalities.

Remember that your company's reporting obligations expire after 5 years! This means that the office may call you to submit a report for up to 5 years back, and additionally impose a fine of up to PLN 5,000 on your company.