Independent movers did not meet annual packaging waste recycling targets in 2022.
Only 8% of independent introducers achieved the minimum statutory recycling levels in 2022 – according to the IOŚ-PIB report Packaging and packaging waste management in Poland in 2022. In the same period, recovery organizations achieved or even exceeded the annual recycling levels for all types of packaging waste.
Only 8% of independent introducers fulfilled the recycling obligation
Among the introducers who chose to independently ensure the recycling of packaging waste they generated, as many as 11,234 entities were required to achieve the required recycling levels , which in 2022 were:
- 30% for plastic waste,
- 51% for aluminum waste,
- 55% for ferrous metal waste,
- 66% for paper and cardboard waste,
- 62% for glass waste,
- 19% for wood waste,
- 59% for all above types of packaging waste combined.
Based on data from the BDO register, IOŚ-PIB experts calculated that only 8% of independent introducers achieved the minimum levels mentioned . The percentage of independent introducers who managed to meet the statutory minimum is shown in the graph below:
Source: Report on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management in Poland in 2022
At the opposite pole are recovery organizations that in 2022 achieved the statutory recycling levels for packaging waste made of metal, glass, paper and cardboard and exceeded the required recovery level for plastic packaging waste [and] .
Cooperation with a recovery organization is a chance to fulfill the obligation and avoid the product fee
Failure by the entrepreneur to achieve the statutory levels of packaging waste recycling results in the necessity to calculate and pay a product fee, which is a kind of environmental tax. In order to avoid the obligation to pay the fee, the entrepreneur can transfer to the recovery organization its obligation to recycle packaging waste generated from the packaging and products in packaging introduced by it. Thanks to this, the introducer pays only a fixed, low amount under the contract with the recovery organization and does not have to bother with ensuring waste recycling.
Pass on your recycling responsibility to the Interzero Recovery Organisation
Interzero takes over recycling obligations from entrepreneurs in the scope of:
- packaging waste,
- batteries and accumulators,
- post-consumer products: tires, oils and lubricants,
- electrical and electronic equipment.
Thanks to this, every entrepreneur can comprehensively transfer to us all of their obligations resulting from the introduction of packaging and products to the market. Check what obligations your company is subject to! By signing one agreement, you will gain certainty that your company’s obligations to ensure statutory levels of recovery, recycling and preparation for reuse will be fulfilled.
[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
