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Poland
Statutory tariff
Poland's fee is not a tariff on packaging at all — it only bites when a producer misses its recycling target, and is zero otherwise.
Responsible organisation
Statutory shortfall fee (opłata produktowa)
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Core materials at a glance
Glass
0.3 zł/kg
≈ €0.0705/kg
Paper/Board
0.7 zł/kg
≈ €0.1645/kg
Metal
0.8 zł/kg
≈ €0.188/kg
Aluminium
1.4 zł/kg
≈ €0.329/kg
Plastic
2.7 zł/kg
≈ €0.6345/kg
Wood
0.3 zł/kg
≈ €0.0705/kg
Rates in detail
13 published rate rows| Material / item | Rate | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic packaging | 2.70 PLN/kg | Payable only on the shortfall against a missed recycling target; zero if the target is met |
| Aluminium packaging | 1.40 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Ferrous metal packaging | 0.80 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Paper and cardboard packaging | 0.70 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Glass packaging | 0.30 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Wood packaging | 0.30 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Multi-material packaging | 1.70 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Packaging of hazardous substances | 2.00 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |
| Other packaging | 1.00 PLN/kg | Shortfall-only |