Ministry of Climate and Environment

Department of Waste Management

Wawelska Str. 52/54, 00-922 Warsaw, Poland

From reference year 2022, we report according to the new calculation rules.

Table : Institutions involved in the collection of data and distribution of tasks

Not applicable.

For recovery other then recycling it is: R1-R9.
For recycling: R2-R9.

Entreprenuers placing packaged products on the market, EPR organisation, waste treatment operators

We don't wish to take into account the amount of wooden packaging that is repaired for reuse in the calculation of the targets.

We don't wish to take into account the amount of metals in incineration bottom ash (IBA) for the calculation of the targets.

No information available in this respect.

Under other recovery category we receive data on all recovery treatment excluding recycling and energy recovery.

Not available for 2022 data. We might be able to add this data in the future.

Entity that submits the report to the Voivodeship through the database.

All entities submitting their reports through the database to the Voivodeship.

Poland.

2022.

Not applicable.

Tonnes.

Calendar year

• Law of 14 December 2012 on waste.
• Law of 13 June 2013 on the management of packaging and packaging waste.

The Ministry of Climate and Environment uses datasets approved by the Voivodeship Marshals. The Voivodeship Marshals send collective reports to the Ministry which aggregate the individual company reports, submitted through a database to the Voivodeship. 

For the purposes of reporting, we only aggregate figures that make it impossible to identify person or economic entity either directly or indirectly. European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Not applicable.

Not available.

Not available.

Data are not publicly available.

Not available.

Not available

Not available

Database on products, packaging and waste management (only available in Polish).

Not available.

Announcement of the Speaker of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 11 June 2024 on the announcement of the uniform text of the act on the management of packaging and packaging waste (only available in Polish language).

POM data for materials such as wood, ferrous metals, aluminium, glass, paper and cardboard come only from PROs and self-complying entities and do not contain additional adjustments. Only data for plastics from PROs and self-complying entities have been complemented with estimates to ensure full data coverage (private imports and exports).

Recycling data for materials such as wood, ferrous metals, aluminium, glass, paper and cardboard come from reports by PROs and self-complying entities to the Marshal of the Voivodship. PROs and self-complying entities are obliged to obtain documents that prove recycling from recycling operators. Recycling data for plastics comes directly from the reports of recycling operators to the Marshals of the Voivodship.

Not available.

Not available.

Not available.

Not available

Not available

Statistics cover primary, secondary and transport packaging made of wood, metal, plastic, paper and cardboard, glass or composite packaging, placed on the market. Final treatment by waste operators is also covered.

The main issue that can occur relates to errors during filling and submission of the reports on each level.

We suspect that some of the reusable packaging that circulates in closed loops may have been reported more than once, i.e. also after the first placing on the market. The matter will be further analysed in the context of improving data accuracy in future reports.

The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in previous questions.

The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in other concepts.

Not applicable

We suspect that some of the reusable packaging that circulates in closed loops may have been reported more than once, i.e. also after the first placing on the market. The matter will be further analysed in the context of improving data accuracy in future reports.

Data for the previous year shall be reported by obliged entities by 15 March of the following calendar year to which the data relates (e.g. data for 2022 shall be reported by 15 March 2023).

Despite the obligation to submit the report by 15 March of the following calendar year to which the data relates, entities may, contrary to the applicable legislation, submit reports at a later date.

Data applies to the whole country.

The following methodological changes in the calculation method were observed:

• from 2021 data for plastics. Details for plastic packaging are in the inventory template for sources and methods of recycling of plastic packaging waste;
• from 2022 change in data source for recovery from reporting by packaging producers to reporting by recovery facilities.

Not available.

Not available.

Explanation detailing the causes of the tonnage difference (in relation to which waste streams, sectors or estimates have caused the difference, and what the underlying cause is) for any component of packaging waste generated and recycled which shows greater than a 10 % variation from the data submitted for the previous data year.

Not applicable.

Not available.

Sources and method have been changed for plastics (data for this method for previous years was not collected) and for recovery operations.

Producers, EPR organisations and waste treatment operators are obliged to report data on packaging and packaging waste to the marshals of the voivodeships through electronic registry (BDO). Then marshals validate the data. However the data in this report represent data from producers reports that is not 100% validated by marshals of the voivodeships. Therefore we will send a corrected report if the data will differ after full validation.                                                          

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Annual.

Data are collected annually.

Not applicable.

We have not implemented any derogation for POM reporting of composite packaging.

Additional information about the methodology, including the combination of methods used:

EPR organisations or producers are obliged to obtain documents that prove recycling from waste operators. These documents contain data from waste operators and later are used for administrative reporting to the marshals of the voivodeships. Details of plastic in INVENTORY TEMPLATE ON SOURCES AND METHODS OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE. Recovery data come from reports by the recovery facilities.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Calculation of recycling of metals from incinerator bottom ash : Detailed description of the method to collect data in order to calculate the amount of metals separated from incineration bottom ash in accordance with the Commission Implementing Act adopted in accordance with Article 37(7) of Directive 2008/98/EC.

The Marshals of the voivodships verify the data in reports of entities.

In accordance to the applicable law waste holders in order to issue a documents that prove recycling of packaging waste treated outside Poland must have an invoice or customs document that prove the movement of waste for recycling and the documents specified in Annex IA, IB or VII of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. Additionally waste holders organising packaging waste shippment encloses a statement that packaging waste will be recycled in installations that meet at least the requirements of installations operated in Poland.

In accordance to the applicable law waste holders organising packaging waste shippment encloses a statement that packaging waste will be recycled in installations that meet at least the requirements of installations operated in Poland.
Exporters of packaging waste above 400 Mg, who issue the documents confirming recycling of packaging waste, are obliged to conduct an audit. Results of the audit are delivered to the Inspection and marshals of the voivodeships, which can further investigate any abnormalities.

The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.

The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.

Data from individual entity reports are aggregated for the whole country.

Primary sources and their shares in the total.

(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered 

Primary sources and their shares in the total.

(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered

Packaging waste generated estimated by waste analysis

Adjustments were applied for private exports and private imports.

Recyclers are required to indicate the quantity of waste actually recycled (excluding non-targeted materials) on the document confirming recycling. Details of plastic in INVENTORY TEMPLATE ON SOURCES AND METHODS OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE.

Not available for 2022 data. Details of plastic in INVENTORY TEMPLATE ON SOURCES AND METHODS OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE.

Details of plastic in INVENTORY TEMPLATE ON SOURCES AND METHODS OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE.

Description of the sorted packaging waste to which ALRs are applied, types of sorting plants to which different ALRs apply, the methodological approach to calculating ALRs at such point(s), including the statistical accuracy of any surveys used, or the nature of any technical specifications.

Not applicable.

Description, where applicable, of the methodology to exclude non-packaging waste from the reported amount of recycled packaging waste and of the methodology to correct the amount of packaging waste at the measurement point in order to reflect the natural humidity rate of packaging (including by using relevant European standards). Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.

Description of the methodology to exclude waste originating from other countries, where applicable. Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.

No comment.