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Poland has less than three months to implement the basic provisions of the 2019 Plastics Directive, the primary objective of which is to urgently reduce the amount of plastic waste generated in the EU

Our expert, Katarzyna Barańska, PhD, talks to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on the draft Plastics Act. The new regulations are to implement the SUP (Single-Use Plastics) Directive into Polish law.

Poland has less than three months to implement the basic provisions of the 2019 Plastics Directive, the primary objective of which is to urgently reduce the amount of plastic waste generated in the EU. It is good that a draft national act in this area has finally appeared. It is a pity that the adoption of the regulations has been delayed for so long, by almost two years.

This may raise concerns about meeting the transposition deadline, since the draft act presented just before Christmas still needs to be consulted with experts and social partners. With no specific provisions presented to the market since 2019, it is expected that the discussion of the proposed provisions planned for the next three weeks will be stormy.

The fact remains that single-use plastic products provided for in the regulations are to be phased out of the market by July 3, 2021. Businesses and the retail sector must immediately restrict the placing on the market of such products.

Full text on:

https://www.kochanski.pl/en/moving-towards-a-plastic-free-life-at-the-expense-of-consumers/