From 2025, the beauty industry may receive penalties for not being listed in BDO!

With the new year, a new regulation came into force (OJEU 2024, item 1644), in which 5 hazardous waste codes were removed from the list of waste codes exempted from record-keeping, including 2 strictly for the beauty industry. Unfortunately, the exemption that has been in force for the time being, which was readily used by entities generating small amounts of hazardous waste, will disappear. How to prepare for the new environmental obligations?

Registration with BDO is a change for tens of thousands of hairdressers, beauticians and other beauty industry service providers, who until now produced <200 kg/year of waste code 15 01 10*. The BDO system is the Database of Products and Packaging and Waste Management - that is, a system that allows the electronic fulfilment of registration, recording and reporting obligations in Poland. Not sure if your business also needs to register with BDO? Or maybe you don't want to deal with it and prefer to let specialists take over the matter? At BDO registration page for beauticians and hairdressers you'll find a form - you can contact experts from our company who will take over this duty. We act quickly because we've been doing it for years - and you gain valuable time that can be devoted to other areas of running your business. If you need more information about the BDO system, watch our free webinar on BDO.

Do you value your hard-earned money? That's another reason to see to the BDO entry. Let's start with the mildest penalty - that is, the one for failing to file a BDO report. If an entity obliged to prepare an annual report on waste generated and waste management does not submit this report, it is subject to a fine - from PLN 20 to PLN 5,000. The penalty for failure to make an entry in BDO, on the other hand, is between PLN 5 000 and PLN 1 000 000. However, these are not the only worries of entrepreneurs. The penalty for waste management not compliant with the information contained in the entry to the register is arrest or a fine - as is the penalty for submitting an application which is not in conformity with the facts. It is also a good idea to know what types of waste there are and which ones are generated by our enterprise. Mixing hazardous waste of different types or mixing hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste is punishable by an administrative fine of between PLN 5 000 and PLN 1 000 000.

This waste poses a particular threat to human and animal health and the environment. Disposal may only be carried out in dedicated facilities and under strict control. Code 15 01 10* is packaging containing residues of or contaminated by hazardous substances. Concrete examples? Paint cans, oxidisers, brighteners, acetone cans, cleaner cans, packaging containing high concentrations of acids and adhesives.

Are you looking for a company to guide your business through entry into BDO? Complete a simple form for beauty salons, hairdressers and the entire beauty industry - we will contact you!