Share of recyclate in the packaging introduced - article for the bi-monthly magazine Plastics in Industry

We encourage you to read the article on the share of recyclate in introduced packaging in the latest issue of the bi-monthly magazine Plastics in Industry, in which Paweł Sosnowski, Board Representative for Environmental Regulation, Interzero mentions the Single Use Plastics Directive and the draft regulation on packaging and packaging waste.

The share of recyclate will be calculated as an average of the beverage bottles, for which such a share will be required, placed on the market in a given year. The Directive therefore does not require a share of recyclate for every bottle introduced. Mandatory recyclate in beverage bottles is an important step in creating a circular economy. - recalls Pawel Sosnowski.

The new regulations will therefore be a major challenge for those introducing packaging products, but also for the recycling industry. They will improve the quality of recyclate where this quality is currently inadequate, but they will also force further investment in recycling facilities to ensure that the demand for recyclate is met at least at the level of the required packaging shares. A major challenge here will be to provide recyclate that meets the stringent requirements for use in contact-sensitive packaging. - concludes Pawel Sosnowski.

Entrepreneur: BDO entry fee only until the end of February

We would like to remind you that according to Article 57 of the Waste Act (Journal of Laws 2013 item 21 as amended), entrepreneurs registered in the BDO register are obliged to pay an annual fee for maintaining their entry in the BDO register for a given year by the end of February.

Only entrepreneurs are subject to the registration and annual fee:

• • the introducer of batteries or accumulators,
  • introducers of electrical and electronic equipment and authorised representatives,
  • manufacturer, importer and intra-Community buyer of packaging,
  • vehicle introducer,
  • introducing packaged products on the national territory,
  • the importer of tyres on the national territory,
  • introducing lubricating oils on the national territory.

The annual fee must be paid to the account of the marshal's office responsible for the company's registered office or place of residence. Account numbers can be found on the websites of the authorities.
The annual fee is respectively:
PLN 100 - for micro-entrepreneurs
300 zł - for other entrepreneurs

Please note that the annual fee is not paid in the year in which the registration fee is paid.

Failure to pay the annual fee may result in deletion from the register and the inability to continue operations.

Entrepreneur: do you know how changes in waste law will affect your business?

Amendments to the law often have an impact on the day-to-day operations and obligations of entrepreneurs. What should entrepreneurs prepare for this year?

We invite you to read the latest interview with Paweł Sosnowski, board representative for environmental regulation at Interzero, for the Now Environment portal, in which he answers what changes await entrepreneurs.

First and foremost, work is nearing completion on a bill to restrict the use of single-use plastic products. This is the transposition of the provisions of the directive commonly referred to as single use plastics (SUP). This legislation is likely to come into force at the end of the first and the beginning of the second quarter of this year. The biggest impact will be on companies introducing selected types of single-use plastic products. - he said Pawel Sosnowski

In addition to the directive regulating SUP, it is worth looking at the bail system, which will take effect in Poland from 2025.

The premise of the bill is to leave as much freedom as possible to entrepreneurs in setting up the deposit system. However, the boundary conditions included in the draft assume that the system is to cover the whole country and be open to all entrepreneurs introducing products in packaging subject to a deposit and commercial units that will want to join it. - argues Pawel Sosnowski

Link to full article HERE.

Entrepreneur, submit your report for 2022!

Please be advised that the annual reporting period is underway. Therefore, please provide us with the actual weights of packaging, products and batteries introduced by your company in 2022. We need this news in order to fulfil the obligations you have entrusted to us.

Data must be completed by 31 January 2023 via the My Interzero customer portal.

Under this link you will find clear instructions that will help you to complete your report efficiently in the My Interzero customer portal.

Log in to My Interzero platforms and submit a report for 2022.