{"id":19352,"date":"2025-03-13T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interzero.pl\/blog\/recycling-fee-2025-who-and-when-must-pay-the-fee-for-plastic-bags\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:46:14","slug":"recycling-fee-2025-who-and-when-must-pay-the-fee-for-plastic-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interzero.pl\/en\/blog\/recycling-fee-2025-who-and-when-must-pay-the-fee-for-plastic-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling fee 2025 - who and when must pay the fee for plastic bags?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_parent col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19348\" src=\"https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"czym jest op&#322;ata recyklingowa, m&#281;&#380;czyzna nios&#261;cy reklam&oacute;wk&#281; z przedmiotami\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-350x236.jpg 350w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-uai-1032x697.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-uai-258x174.jpg 258w, https:\/\/interzero.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/oplata-recyklingowa-uai-720x486.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h1 class=\"h2\" ><span><strong>Recycling fee 2025 - who and when must pay the fee for plastic bags?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Shop owners and wholesalers who offer plastic bags to their customers are required to pay a recycling fee. How much is the fee for plastic bags in 2025 and when does it have to be paid? Learn the most important information about the recycling fee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-1\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is subject to the recycling fee?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>The recycling fee applies to all <strong>plastic shopping<\/strong> <strong>bags<\/strong> . <strong>with the exception of the so-called break-ins <\/strong>, i.e. very light bags made of material less than 15 micrometers thick, which are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>necessary for hygiene reasons,<\/li>\n<li>used as primary packaging for loose foods (as long as they prevent food waste).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This means that the recycling fee is not charged, for example, for shopping bags on a roll or plastic bags used for packing fresh bread, fruit and vegetables, meat, cheese, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Entrepreneur's obligations related to the recycling fee<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Every <strong>entrepreneur running a shop or wholesale store<\/strong> (retail or wholesale trade entity) where plastic shopping bags are offered to customers <strong>is obliged to<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>collecting a recycling fee<\/strong> from buyers (customers),<\/li>\n<li><strong>transferring the collected recycling fee<\/strong> to the appropriate bank account within the set deadlines,<\/li>\n<li><strong>keeping records<\/strong> of the number of bags purchased and issued (light, i.e. from 15 to 40 microns and others, i.e. 50 microns and more) in paper or electronic form. Owners of several sales outlets must keep separate records for each of them, <\/li>\n<li><strong>submitting an annual report<\/strong> on the number of plastic bags purchased and issued to customers (<a href=\"https:\/\/interzero.pl\/en\/blog\/bdo-annual-packaging-report-2024-the-most-important-information-about-the-report-on-products-packaging-and-waste-management\/\">so-called packaging and product reports <\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recycling fee rate 2025 - how much is the fee for plastic bags?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>From 1 September 2019, the recycling fee rate is <strong>20 PLN for each<\/strong> plastic shopping bag, regardless of its thickness. <\/p>\n<p>The recycling fee may be included in the total purchase cost of such a bag or may be added to the price of the bag set by the seller.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Until when is the recycling fee due in 2025?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>The recycling fee is settled quarterly. It is paid by the 15th day of the month following the quarter in which the fee was collected. <\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2025 the recycling fee must be paid:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for the first quarter - until April 15, 2025,<\/li>\n<li>for the second quarter - until July 15, 2025,<\/li>\n<li>for the third quarter - until October 15, 2025,<\/li>\n<li>for the fourth quarter - until January 15, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do you charge a recycling fee? You are required to register with BDO! <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Owners of shops and wholesalers obliged to collect the recycling fee are also obliged to obtain an entry in the BDO register. An application for entry must be submitted <strong>before starting commercial activity<\/strong> . For selling plastic bags to customers without the required entry in the BDO, the entrepreneur can receive a fine from PLN 5,000 to PLN 1 million!   <\/p>\n<p>Do you want to handle formalities without any problems?  <a href=\"https:\/\/interzero.pl\/en\/services\/environmental-consulting\/company-registration-in-bdo\/#:~:text=Jak%20zarejestrowa%C4%87%20si%C4%99%20w%20BDO%3F%20Skorzystaj%20z%20pomocy%20ekspert%C3%B3w%20Interzero\">Entrust your BDO registration to Interzero experts!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After registering with BDO <strong>, you will receive a registration number<\/strong> , and the province marshal will create an individual account for your company in the system and send you a login and password. An account in the BDO register is <strong>necessary to submit an annual report<\/strong> on the number of bags purchased and issued to customers with a thickness of 15 to 49 micrometers and 50 and more micrometers - this obligation can only be fulfilled electronically!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-1\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-1\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-2\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Find answers to frequently asked questions about the recycling fee for plastic bags.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-2\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-2\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-2\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-3\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-accordion wpb_accordion wpb_content_element  sign-size-rg default-typography w-border\" data-collapsible=\"no\" data-target=\"\" data-active-tab=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"panel-group wpb_wrapper wpb_accordion_wrapper\" id=\"accordion_2045053578\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-no-toggle=\"1\">\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default wpb_accordion_section group  no-block-padding\"><div class=\"panel-heading wpb_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title h3 font-weight- text-   icon-size-rg\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion_2045053578\" href=\"#1741166018-1-8031741704760382\" data-tab-history=\"true\" data-tab-history-changer=\"push\" data-tab-history-update-url=\"true\"><span>Who pays the recycling fee for plastic bags?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div data-id=\"1741166018-1-8031741704760382\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content half-internal-gutter single-block-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>The recycling fee <strong>is paid by the buyer (usually the consumer)<\/strong> of the plastic bag. <strong>The entrepreneur selling the bag only collects the recycling fee and transfers it<\/strong> to the province marshal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel panel-default wpb_accordion_section group  no-block-padding\"><div class=\"panel-heading wpb_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title h3 font-weight- text-   icon-size-rg\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion_2045053578\" href=\"#1741166018-2-5361741704760382\" data-tab-history=\"true\" data-tab-history-changer=\"push\" data-tab-history-update-url=\"true\"><span>Which bags are subject to the recycling fee?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div data-id=\"1741166018-2-5361741704760382\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content half-internal-gutter single-block-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>The recycling fee applies to <strong>all plastic bags, except for very lightweight bags<\/strong> (material thickness less than 15 micrometres) used for hygiene reasons or as primary packaging for loose food products (provided they prevent food waste).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel panel-default wpb_accordion_section group  no-block-padding\"><div class=\"panel-heading wpb_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title h3 font-weight- text-   icon-size-rg\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion_2045053578\" href=\"#1741167270544-2-241741704760382\" data-tab-history=\"true\" data-tab-history-changer=\"push\" data-tab-history-update-url=\"true\"><span>Are bags below 15 micrometers exempt from the recycling fee?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div data-id=\"1741167270544-2-241741704760382\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content half-internal-gutter single-block-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\" id=\"opakowania\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p><strong>Yes, provided they are made available to buyers for hygiene reasons or as primary packaging for loose food<\/strong> . In other cases, e.g. when the so-called tear-offs are used to pack products in packages or products other than food, a recycling fee must be paid for them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel panel-default wpb_accordion_section group  no-block-padding\"><div class=\"panel-heading wpb_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title h3 font-weight- text-   icon-size-rg\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion_2045053578\" href=\"#torby\" data-tab-history=\"true\" data-tab-history-changer=\"push\" data-tab-history-update-url=\"true\"><span>Is the recycling fee mandatory?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div data-id=\"torby\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content half-internal-gutter single-block-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p><strong>Yes<\/strong> . The buyer of a plastic bag is required to pay a recycling fee, and the entrepreneur selling the bag is required to collect it and then transfer it to the bank account of the voivodeship marshal within a specified period. <strong>The exception are bags with a material thickness of less than 15 micrometers<\/strong> , provided they are used for hygiene reasons or as primary packaging for loose food, which prevents its waste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel panel-default wpb_accordion_section group  no-block-padding\"><div class=\"panel-heading wpb_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title h3 font-weight- text-   icon-size-rg\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion_2045053578\" href=\"#oleje\" data-tab-history=\"true\" data-tab-history-changer=\"push\" data-tab-history-update-url=\"true\"><span>Where should I pay the recycling fee for plastic bags?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div data-id=\"oleje\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content half-internal-gutter single-block-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>The recycling fee collected from customers is paid <strong>into the account kept by the marshal of the voivodeship appropriate to the place of business activity<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel panel-default wpb_accordion_section group  no-block-padding\"><div class=\"panel-heading wpb_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title h3 font-weight- text-   icon-size-rg\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion_2045053578\" href=\"#oleje\" data-tab-history=\"true\" data-tab-history-changer=\"push\" data-tab-history-update-url=\"true\"><span>Are paper bags subject to a recycling fee?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div data-id=\"oleje\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body wpb_accordion_content ui-accordion-content half-internal-gutter single-block-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p><strong>NO<\/strong> . The recycling fee regulations only apply to plastic bags.<\/p>\n<p>Want to offer your customers more sustainable alternatives to plastic bags?  <a href=\"https:\/\/ekobezkantow.pl\/blog\/zerwij-ze-zrywkami-czyli-absurd-jednorazowych-opakowan-na-warzywa-i-owoce\/\">Check out what to use to replace tear-offs and disposable plastic bags!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-3\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-3\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you offer plastic bags to your customers? You have to pay a recycling fee! 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