We know the deposit amount for bottles and cans - check the current rates

In the Polish deposit system, the deposit amount will depend on the type of packaging. According to the latest regulation, from 2025, the deposit rates for bottles and cans will be as follows :

• disposable plastic bottles up to 3 l – PLN 0.50,
• metal cans up to 1 l – PLN 0.50,
• reusable glass bottles up to 1.5 l – PLN 1.00.

The Regulation was issued on the basis of the delegation contained in Article 40m section 2 of the Act on the management of packaging and packaging waste ( OJ 2013 item 888 ). According to its provisions, the amount of the deposit should be an incentive for consumers to return packaging and packaging waste , and at the same time be set at a socially acceptable level. The maximum amount of the deposit specified in the act may be PLN 2, which is why the Ministry should monitor the situation in the first months and years of the deposit system’s operation and react on an ongoing basis by updating the amount of the deposit.

The aforementioned regulation shall enter into force 14 days after its announcement and shall come into force on the last days of July 2024.

Let us recall that the first draft of the regulation assumed the adoption of a uniform rate of PLN 0.50 for all packaging covered by the deposit system. However, it was met with numerous objections from bottlers and representatives of the waste industry, who pointed out that the proposed deposit rate for reusable glass bottles is lower than the deposit currently used in private return systems (PLN 1).

The final determination of the deposit amount for individual types of packaging covered by the deposit system is not the only novelty in the Polish deposit system that has been presented to the public in recent weeks.

• Another, third deposit system operator has entered the game. On July 17, 2024, the Minister of Climate and Environment allowed the Entity representing OK Operator Kaucyjny SA to create a deposit system covering single-use plastic bottles and metal beverage cans.
• The deadline for mandatory inclusion of reusable glass bottles in the deposit system has been postponed by one year. As a result, the currently operating private collection systems for such packaging can legally operate until 2026.
• Milk and other dairy product packaging has been excluded from the deposit system , which is in line with the dairy industry’s demands. Initially, the deadline for including them in the deposit system was to be postponed by a year (to 2026), but ultimately the Ministry of Climate and Environment withdrew from this idea altogether.
• The logo of the deposit system was presented , which will be placed on all packaging covered by the Polish deposit system.

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