1. Packaging waste management
- Failure to keep records of packaging in which products are placed on the market in a given calendar year may result in a fine of PLN 10,000 to 500,000.
- For failing to provide the contracted packaging recovery organization with all necessary data enabling the fulfillment of the obligations taken over by it, from PLN 10,000 to 500,000.
- Penalty for the lack of or errors in the implementation of the obligation to recycle and recover packaging waste - the so-called the product fee depends on the weight and type of packaging.
- Failure to allocate 2% of the net value of all packaging placed on the market in the past calendar year for educational campaigns or for the account of the Marshal's Office is a fine from PLN 10,000 to PLN 500,000.
- A fine for failure to notify about the commencement of activities related to the production, import or purchase of packaged products.
- Lack of appropriate entries in the BDO database is a penalty from PLN 10,000 to PLN 1,000,000
- A penalty from 5,000 to 1,000,000 for not placing the registration number on the documents drawn up in connection with the business activity covered by the entry in the Register-BDO
- Penalty for failure to submit an annual report on products in packaging, packaging and packaging waste management.
2. Waste management
- A fine for incorrect and not timely keeping of waste records, in accordance with the actual state.
- Handover of waste to unauthorized entities without appropriate decisions or entry in the register is punishable by detention or a fine
- Collecting and processing waste without the required permit is a fine of not less than PLN 1,000 and not more than PLN 1,000,000, while non-compliance with the permit is a fine - PLN 10,000 for transport, from PLN 1,000 to 1,000,000 for collecting or processing.
- Do not mix different types of hazardous waste and do not mix hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste. Penalty for breaking the rules: from PLN 1,000 to 1,000,000.
- Administrative fines are imposed for:
- reclassification of hazardous waste into non-hazardous waste by diluting or mixing it with each other or with other waste, substances or materials, leading to a reduction of the initial concentration of hazardous substances to a level lower than the level specified for hazardous waste,
- mixing hazardous waste of different types, mixing hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste, or mixing hazardous waste with substances, materials or objects,
- transport of waste contrary to the requirements referred to in Art. 24 of the Waste Act,
- waste storage contrary to the requirements referred to in Art. 25 sec. 1-6 of the Act on waste and the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of September 11, 2020 on detailed requirements for the storage of waste
- failure to implement a visual inspection system for the place of storage or storage of waste or to run this system contrary to the provisions of Art. 25 sec. 6a of the Waste Act,
- failure to put the registration number on documents drawn up in connection with the conducted activity,
- discharge of waste oils to water, soil or soil.
3. Air emissions
- Operating the installation without a permit or notification may result in arrest or a fine
- Failure to submit fees for the economic use of the environment is punishable by a fine
- Failure to submit fees for Polish National Centre for Emissions (KOBiZE) is punishable by a fine. Failure to report information on the operation of the installation, failure to meet these obligations or operation of the installation inconsistently with the submitted information is subject to a fine
4. Water and sewage management
Operation of the installation without a water permit, notification or violation of the content of this permit means a fine, arrest or restriction of liberty.
5. Integrated permits
Operation of the installation without a water permit, notification or violation of the content of this permit means a fine, arrest or restriction of liberty.
6. Submission of the PRTR report
The entrepreneur who runs the installation is required to submit a PRTR report. If he fails to do so, the voivodship environmental protection inspector may impose a fine on him in the amount of PLN 50,000. Providing untrue, incomplete, inconsistent or unreliable data in the report may be punished with a fine of PLN 25,000.
7. CRO - Central Registry of Operators
Operators of equipment (refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps) and fire protection systems that contain at least 2.5 kg of controlled substances or 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of fluorinated greenhouse gases are required to register with the Central Registry of Operators (CRO). Operators are obliged to keep records on activities related to the control and maintenance of devices on an ongoing basis. Failure to meet the deadline for entries in the CRO database results in an administrative penalty for the operator from PLN 600 to PLN 4,500.
