Did you know that you will soon lose ownership over your waste?
Beginning January 1, 2012 all waste in Poland will be managed by
local municipalities and a new "waste tax" will be
introduced.
Poland has already failed to meet the obligations of the
European Commission's waste storage directive, according to
which, by December 31, 2010, Poland should have reduced the amount
of stored biodegradable waste to a maximum of 75 percent of the
amount produced in 1995.
Currently, the country is not complying with the allowable
volume and could face more fines from the European Commission. By
December 31, 2013, Poland is supposed to decrease the storage of
biodegradable waste to 50 percent and by December 2020 to 35
percent of the waste volume produced in 1995, according to the
EC's directive.
