Changes to the deposit system! We know what to do about VAT, deposit amounts, collection levels and dairy packaging!
As of 31 July 2024, a decree from the Minister of Climate and the Environment came into force regulating the amount of deposits for all types of packaging that will be included in the deposit system.
We would like to remind you that, in accordance with the regulation, the deposit per package will be:
- For single-use plastic beverage bottles of three litres or less, including their plastic caps and lids, excluding glass or metal beverage bottles with plastic caps and lids - 50 pence
- For metal cans up to one litre also - 50 cents
- For reusable glass bottles up to one and a half litres, one zloty.
Read the regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment on the amount of the deposit.
And what's new in the Bill amending the UD45 bail scheme regulations following changes arising from the public consultation?
A bill amending the bail system (UD45) has been published on the website of the Government Legislative Centre.
The most important provisions concern:
- closing the bail circulation, which will help to seal the system and make it easier to monitor the flow of bail,
- Reduce the level of separate collection of packaging and packaging waste to a fixed threshold of 77% between 2025 and 2028,
- exemptions from the collection of milk and milk product packaging,
- Increasing the role of the Minister as a supervisor of operators' activities,
- an increase in the product fee,
- regulation of VAT,
- introducing a provision for so-called reverse logistics.
The full document can be found on the Government Legislation Centre website. We encourage you to take a look at it at the link.
The final countdown to the introduction of a bail system in Poland is underway! The deadline of 1 January 2025 remains binding.