“Polish taxpayer cannot pay for German garbage,” says Poland’s climate minister.
waste management
Polish parliament approves bottle deposit system to boost recyling
The system, under which a deposit of 50 groszy will be added to the price of a bottle or can, is due to launch in 2025.
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Poland records EU’s second-highest increase in recycling rate over last decade
Poland’s municipal recycling rate of 40.3% in 2021 was over three times higher than a decade earlier, though still below the EU average.
Poland seeks to simplify waste segregation and cut costs, but toughens penalties for illegal disposal
The new programme is also intended to allow the costs of waste disposal, which have risen rapidly recently, to be reduced.
Special unit created to fight “trash mafia” that illegally burn and dump waste in Poland
Much of the illegally disposed of waste if imported for processing from abroad.
Poland races to tidy up its waste disposal
Maria Wilczek
Poland reforms its inefficient waste management system as EU rules become stricter.
