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Law of December 14, 2012, on waste
Ustawa z dnia 14 grudnia 2012 r. o odpadach
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2012-12-08
Entry into force
2013-01-23
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
dangerous goodswastemotor vehiclesgovernment administrationmunicipal economyspatial planninghealth protectionpersonal income taxroad transportregistersreportingenvironmental protectionWarehouseselectronic productsstoragestamp dutybaterie i akumulatorycorporate income taxQualificationsRegisterpermitswastewaterextraction of mineralsoilsdisposal plantsrecyclingminingcleanliness and orderelectronic devicespecuniary and disciplinary penaltiesMetalsGeological Law
Related acts
Repealed Acts (4)
- Law of April 28, 2011, on amending the Waste Act · 2013-01-23
- Law of April 27, 2001 on waste. · 2013-01-23
- Law of April 20, 2004 on amending the law on waste · 2013-01-23
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 14, 2010, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Waste · 2013-01-23
Acts Declared Repealed (54)
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 28, 2010 on the form of a consolidated report on data collected in the register of waste intended for recycling, energy recovery and disposal, originating from the shredding of end-of-life vehicles · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 8, 2010 on the scope of information and the forms of documents used for preparing and submitting consolidated data sets on waste · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of February 12, 2010, on the form of the annual report on the amount of funds allocated for public educational campaigns · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of February 12, 2010, on the form of the list of facilities for processing used batteries or used accumulators · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of 10 November 2010 on the annual report on end-of-life vehicles · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of June 19, 2009, on the forms of reports on used equipment · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of 16 November 2011 on the conditions and scope of access to the provincial database concerning waste generation and management · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of June 5, 2009, on the method of determining the registration number · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of June 8, 2009, on the form of the annual report on the amount of product fee due for equipment · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of 10 November 2011 on the necessary scope of information covered by the obligation to collect and process and the method of maintaining the central and provincial database concerning waste generation and management · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of 26 September 2011 on the preparation of a provincial report · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 29, 2010 on the form of the annual report on the amount of product fee due · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 22, 2008, on the registration fee rates and annual fee · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Economy of January 25, 2008, amending the regulation on the types of waste for which collection or transport does not require a permit to conduct business · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Economy of 12 July 2006 amending the regulation on the types of waste for which collection or transport does not require a permit to conduct business · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of November 14, 2006, on the form of the report on the quantities of packaging and products placed on the domestic market, the achieved quantities of recovery and recycling of packaging and post-consumer waste, and revenues from product fees · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of June 8, 2005 on the annual report on the amount of the fee due for the lack of a vehicle collection network · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 31, 2004 on the forms of documents for submitting annual reports on the mass of packaging produced, imported from abroad, and exported abroad · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 31, 2004 on provincial reports concerning packaging management · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of September 7, 2004 amending the regulation on permissible methods and conditions for the disposal of medical and veterinary waste · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy of 23 December 2003 on the types of waste for which collection or transport does not require a permit to conduct business · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 23, 2002 on the permissible methods and conditions for the disposal of medical and veterinary waste · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of April 16, 2002 on the types and concentrations of substances that cause spoil to be contaminated. · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of December 19, 2002 on the scope and method of applying regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by road to the transport of hazardous waste. · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of 11 December 2001 on the scope of information provided during registration by waste holders exempt from the obligation to obtain permits and the method of registration. · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of May 12, 2009 on the forms of reports on waste originating from waste electrical and electronic equipment · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of May 12, 2009 on the form of the report on processed waste electrical and electronic equipment · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of May 12, 2009 on the form of the report on the mass of collected and transferred to the operator of a waste electrical and electronic equipment processing plant · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of 4 May 2009 on the form of the report on the quantity and mass of equipment placed on the market · 2013-01-23
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of April 28, 2009 on the form of the application for entry into the register and the form of the application for amendment of entry into the register · 2013-01-23
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Implementing Regulations (64)
- Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of December 12, 2014, on the forms of documents used for waste record-keeping
- Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of December 9, 2014, on the catalogue of waste
- Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of January 13, 2014, on the document confirming the disposal of infectious medical waste or infectious veterinary waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of April 30, 2013 on waste landfills
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of December 9, 2013, on the form of the waste metal acceptance form
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of September 13, 2013, on the certification of qualifications in waste management
- Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of April 25, 2019 on the forms of documents used for waste records
- Resolution No. 96 of the Council of Ministers of June 12, 2023, on the National Waste Management Plan 2028
- Resolution No. 57 of the Council of Ministers of May 6, 2021, amending the resolution on the National Waste Management Plan 2022
- Resolution No. 88 of the Council of Ministers of July 1, 2016, on the National Waste Management Plan 2022
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of April 24, 2025, on the functioning of the Database on products and packaging and waste management
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of December 18, 2024, on the amounts of registration fees and annual fees
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of November 5, 2024, on the types and quantities of waste for which there is no obligation to keep waste records
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 28 December 2022 on the mechanical-biological treatment of unsorted (mixed) municipal waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of November 23, 2023, on the method and form of preparing the voivodeship waste management plan and the form of the investment plan
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 17 November 2023 amending the regulation on the mechanical-biological treatment of unsorted (mixed) municipal waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of December 9, 2022, on the functioning of the Database of Products and Packaging and Waste Management
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 31 December 2021 amending the regulation on municipal sewage sludge
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 27 October 2022 on the determination of the detailed conditions for losing waste status for waste generated in the process of energy incineration of fuels
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of March 19, 2021, amending the regulation on landfills
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of December 23, 2021, on determining the detailed conditions for the loss of waste status for asphalt binder waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of November 26, 2021, on the disposal and storage of medical and veterinary waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of November 8, 2021, on the determination of detailed criteria for the application of conditions for the loss of waste status for asphalt binder waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate of December 24, 2019 on conditions for recognizing waste as infectious and the method of determining these properties
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 19, 2020, on fire protection requirements to be met by buildings or their parts and other places intended for collecting, storing or processing waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate of 11 September 2020 on the detailed requirements for waste storage
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate of June 10, 2020, on the functioning of the Database of Products and Packaging and Waste Management
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate of January 2, 2020 on the catalogue of waste
- Regulation of the Minister of Environment of May 8, 2019, amending the regulation on the forms of the registration form, the update form and the deregistration form from the register kept within the Database on Products and Packaging and Waste Management
- Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of March 14, 2019 on the form of the consolidated report on packaging products, packaging and packaging waste management for the year 2018
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Amending Acts (55)
- Law of September 27, 2013, on the amendment of the law - Geological and Mining Law and certain other laws · 2013-11-24
- Law of 13 June 2013 on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management · 2014-01-01
- Law of April 4, 2014, on amending the Law on Waste · 2014-06-12
- Law of 11 July 2014 amending the Environmental Protection Law and certain other laws · 2014-09-05
- Law of 29 August 2014 on amending the Law on Batteries and Accumulators and certain other laws · 2015-01-01
- Law of November 28, 2014, amending the Law on Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in Municipalities and certain other laws · 2015-02-01
- Law of January 15, 2015, amending the Waste Law and certain other laws · 2015-02-06
- Law of December 22, 2015 amending the Law on Government Administration Departments and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of May 27, 2015 on amending the law on the recycling of end-of-life vehicles and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of September 11, 2015, on waste electrical and electronic equipment · 2016-01-01
- Law of 5 September 2016 on trust services and electronic identification · 2016-10-07
- Law of November 16, 2016, on amending the Law on Departments of Government Administration and certain other laws · 2016-12-17
- Law of 9 October 2015 on amending the law on access to environmental information and its protection, public participation in environmental protection, and environmental impact assessment and certain other laws · 2017-01-01
- Law of February 24, 2017 amending the Law on preventing pollution of the sea by ships and certain other laws · 2017-04-29
- Law of October 12, 2017, on amending the law on packaging economy and packaging waste and certain other laws · 2018-01-01
- Law of July 20, 2017 – Water Law · 2018-01-01
- Law of November 24, 2017, amending the Waste Act and certain other laws · 2018-01-06
- Law of 6 March 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law - Entrepreneurs' Law and other laws concerning economic activity · 2018-04-30
- Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data · 2018-05-25
- Law of 20 July 2018 on the amendment of the law on the Environmental Protection Inspectorate and certain other laws · 2018-08-18
- Law of 20 July 2018 amending the Environmental Protection Law and the Waste Act · 2018-08-29
- Law of July 20, 2018, on amending the Law on Waste and certain other laws · 2018-09-05
- Law of 5 July 2018 amending the Act on trust services and electronic identification and certain other laws · 2018-09-11
- Law of December 6, 2018, amending the Law on identity cards and certain other laws · 2019-03-04
- Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) · 2019-05-04
- Law of July 4, 2019, on amending the law on waste and certain other laws · 2019-08-13
- Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in Municipalities and certain other laws · 2019-09-06
- Law of January 23, 2020, on amending the Waste Act and certain other laws · 2020-01-31
- Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts · 2020-02-29
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Amended Acts (18)
- Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development. · 2013-01-23
- Law of 11 May 2001 on entrepreneurs' obligations regarding the management of certain waste and on product fee · 2013-01-23
- Law of May 11, 2001 on packaging and packaging waste. · 2013-01-23
- Law of 27 April 2001 on Environmental Protection Law. · 2013-01-23
- Law of September 6, 2001, on road transport. · 2013-01-23
- Law of July 18, 2001, Water Law. · 2013-01-23
- Law of 13 September 1996 on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities. · 2013-01-23
- Law of 15 February 1992 on corporate income tax. · 2013-01-23
- Law of July 26, 1991 on Personal Income Tax. · 2013-01-23
- Law of July 29, 2005, on waste electrical and electronic equipment · 2013-01-23
- Law of June 9, 2011 - Geological and Mining Law · 2013-01-23
- Law of 24 April 2009 on Batteries and Accumulators · 2013-01-23
- Law of 10 July 2008 on mining waste · 2013-01-23
- Law of 3 October 2008 on access to environmental information and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments · 2013-01-23
- Law of 29 June 2007 on the international movement of waste · 2013-01-23
- Law of April 13, 2007 on the prevention and remediation of environmental damage · 2013-01-23
- Law of November 16, 2006, on stamp duty · 2013-01-23
- Law of January 20, 2005 on the recycling of end-of-life vehicles · 2013-01-23
Information on Consolidated Text (8)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 7 July 2023 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on waste
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 3, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Waste
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 15, 2021 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on waste
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 16, 2020, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on waste
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 15, 2019, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Waste
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 10, 2018, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Waste
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 8, 2017, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Waste Act
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 7, 2016 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Waste
References (9)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 14, 2012 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on the protection of certain consumer rights and on liability for damage caused by a dangerous product
- Law of 15 July 2011 on the national eco-management and audit system (EMAS)
- Law of February 17, 2005, on the informatization of activities of entities performing public tasks
- Law of July 2, 2004 on freedom of economic activity
- Law of September 18, 2001, on electronic signature.
- Law of 24 August 2001 - Code of Procedure in Cases of Misdemeanours
- Law of August 29, 1997, on the protection of personal data.
- Law of 7 July 1994 - Building Law.
- Law of June 14, 1960, Code of Administrative Procedure.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 27, 2001 on waste.
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 20, 2004 on amending the law on waste
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 14, 2010, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Waste
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 28, 2011, on amending the Waste Act
- Amending Acts: Law of July 18, 2001, Water Law.
- Amending Acts: Law of 3 October 2008 on access to environmental information and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments
- Amending Acts: Law of 10 July 2008 on mining waste
- Amending Acts: Law of January 20, 2005 on the recycling of end-of-life vehicles
- Amending Acts: Law of 24 April 2009 on Batteries and Accumulators
- Amending Acts: Law of 15 February 1992 on corporate income tax.
- Amending Acts: Law of July 29, 2005, on waste electrical and electronic equipment
- Amending Acts: Law of June 9, 2011 - Geological and Mining Law
- Amending Acts: Law of May 11, 2001 on packaging and packaging waste.
- Amending Acts: Law of November 16, 2006, on stamp duty
- Amending Acts: Law of 11 May 2001 on entrepreneurs' obligations regarding the management of certain waste and on product fee
- Amending Acts: Law of April 13, 2007 on the prevention and remediation of environmental damage
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 April 2001 on Environmental Protection Law.
- Amending Acts: Law of 13 September 1996 on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities.
- Amending Acts: Law of 29 June 2007 on the international movement of waste
- Amending Acts: Law of September 6, 2001, on road transport.
- Amending Acts: Law of July 26, 1991 on Personal Income Tax.
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development.
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 June 2026 amending certain laws in order to simplify administrative procedures in matters resolved by administrative decisions or handled tacitly
- Amended Acts: Act of May 29, 2026, on amending the Act on crisis management and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of January 9, 2026, amending the law on packaging economy and packaging waste, the law on waste, and the law on amending the law on packaging economy and packaging waste and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 7, 2025, on amending the Law - Environmental Protection Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 December 2024 on amending the waste law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 November 2024 amending the Waste Law and the Law amending the Waste Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 November 2024 on amending the law on packaging and packaging waste management and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 16 June 2023 on amending the Geological and Mining Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 13, 2023 on the amendment of the law on packaging economy and packaging waste and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on spatial planning and development and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 13, 2023, on facilitating the preparation and implementation of investments in agricultural biogas plants, as well as their operation
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 April 2023 amending the Law on Entrepreneurs' Obligations in Managing Certain Waste and on Product Fee, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of February 8, 2023 amending the Act on special solutions concerning certain heat sources in connection with the fuel market situation and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 1, 2022 on amending the Law on Feed and the Law on Waste
- Amended Acts: Law of December 15, 2022 on special protection of certain gas fuel recipients in 2023 and 2024 in connection with the gas market situation
- Amended Acts: Law of October 7, 2022, on special solutions for the protection of electricity consumers in 2023 and 2024 in connection with the situation on the electricity market
- Amended Acts: Law of May 12, 2022, on port facilities for receiving waste from ships
- Amended Acts: Law of July 22, 2022, amending certain laws to counteract environmental crime
- Amended Acts: Law of November 17, 2021, amending the Law on waste and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of August 11, 2021, amending the Law on Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in Municipalities, the Law on Environmental Protection, and the Law on Waste
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on access to environmental information and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and on environmental impact assessments, and on amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 17, 2020 on amending the law on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 January 2020 on amending the Law on the State Sanitary Inspectorate and certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of March 31, 2020, on amending the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of January 23, 2020, on amending the Waste Act and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in Municipalities and certain other laws