BDO annual waste report 2024. - What do you need to know about the waste generated and waste management report?

The beginning of the year also marks the start of the reporting period in which BDO-registered businesses with waste records must submit reports for 2024. Below, we have compiled the most important information and answers to the most common questions about BDO waste reports.

An annual report on waste generated and waste management must be submitted by 15 March for the previous calendar year. However, the deadline for BDO reports for 2024 is 17 March 2025. Why 17 and not 15 March? In 2025. 15 March falls on a Saturday, so by law the deadline for the BDO report is moved to the next working day, Monday 17 March.

This, of course, applies to entrepreneurs who are still in business. Entrepreneurs who close their business are obliged to submit a report within 7 days of closing.

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

• in 2024 were subject to the obligation to keep waste records in BDO (generated or managed waste),
• in 2024, as part of their operations, extracted waste from a landfill or waste heap on the basis of a waste extraction permit or a decision approving the instructions for operating a landfill during the post-operation phase.

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

Don't have a BDO number? Check whether you are obliged to register with BDO!

Entities that did not generate or treat waste in 2024, are not required to submit a zero report.

Annual report on waste generated and waste management to be submitted to the Voivodship Marshal with jurisdiction over the place of production, collection or processing of waste. If you generate, process or collect waste in several provinces, you are obliged to submit reports to the marshals of all the provinces where you carry out these activities.

The report may be completed and submitted only electronicallyvia an individual account in the BDO system. Each entrepreneur can do this on their own or entrust their duty to Interzero experts, gaining a guarantee of efficient, reliable and timely preparation and subsequent submission of reports. Contact us and get the best offer to take over the BDO reporting obligation!

Depending on the operator's areas of activity, the annual report on waste generated and waste management for 2024 may include information on:

• masses and types of waste,
• how waste is managed (applicable to waste managers only),
• installations and equipment for the treatment of this waste, including technical data of the machinery and information on the functioning of the installations and facilities: number of operating hours per day, dates and times of breakdowns or stoppages (only applicable for waste treatment operators),
• amounts of sulphate or chloride in waste per Mg of titanium dioxide produced (applies to entities owning or treating waste from titanium dioxide production processes),
• the weight and types of food waste generated.

In principle, yes. If you have not submitted your BDO report by the deadline, you will you should do this immediatelywithout waiting for a possible inspection or summons from the authorities. This gives you the chance to avoid a severe financial penalty. In settling all reporting backlogs Interzero experts will help you. Contact us and outline your situation and we will help you identify all outstanding obligations and complete the necessary paperwork.

Remember that your company's reporting obligations are only time-barred after 5 years! This means that the authority can summon you to file a report even for up to 5 years back, and additionally impose on your company a fine of up to PLN 5,000.