As of October, the bail bonds will start. What will the refund look like? Ministry explains

The fresh bailout strategy in Poland will be in force in 2 weeks and with it a number of changes will be introduced. From the appearance of the packages by charging for them to the refund of the bail. How will we admit bottles and cans with an extra charge, and how will we receive payment for returning them? The Ministry has already published guidelines.
On 1 October 2025 a fresh bailout strategy will apply in Poland. From that day on, many products on the store shelves will be available in the packages covered by this system. How will it look to return the bottles and then collect the money? The Ministry of Climate and Environment has already provided extended information on this subject.

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New bail strategy in Poland. A logotype will appear on the packaging
With the beginning of October we will see products in packages covered by bail. The Ministry stresses that "the deposit can be downloaded and returned only for packages marked with the bail strategy logo". This means that no bail will be paid for bottles and cans that do not have them, and thus no payment will be paid for them. Therefore, it is worth checking whether 1 of the following logos appears on the product purchased by us.


Logo of the bail systemFig. www.gov.pl/web/climate


Importantly, the logotype must meet certain conditions:

be clear, visible, legible and durable,
contrast with the background of the pack,
appear on the label.

Consumers should look at packaging during the first period of the bailout system, then there will inactive be bottles without logos in the stores.


Products which have been placed on the marketplace during a period of 3 months from the date of accession to the bailout strategy may, however, not later than 31 December 2025, which do not have a bailout strategy logo, be utilized until their consumption, return or exhaustion of stocks.
- informs the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The Ministry besides explained what the return and payment of money for the packages covered by the deposit would look like.


What will be the deposit for glass bottles in 2025? Ministry gave guidance
The strategy to be introduced in October distinguishes 3 groups of packages covered by the bailout:

plastic bottles with a capacity of up to 3 litres - the fee is 50 grosz;
metal cans with a capacity of up to 1 litre - in this case deposit is besides 50 cents;
Reusable glass bottles with a capacity of up to 1.5 liters - here the charge will be gold.

Each pack can be returned in:

a store whose area exceeds 200 m2 and in its offer has products in packages covered by the bail-out scheme;
commercial establishments little than 200 m2 selling beverages in reusable glass bottles;
other stores that have joined the system;
deposit machines located outside the trading points;
other collection points.

The bailout strategy presently operates in respective European countries including Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. In these countries, any vending machines issue a coupon or a coupon with the amount of bail that we can then cash. The same will happen in Poland.


With a bail voucher, the client has the right to go to the store's cash register, to which the vending device belongs and request payment. The store must guarantee that the voucher can be executed in monetary form and must not make the withdrawal dependent on the acquisition of the voucher
- explains MKiŚ. The hotel indicates that this solution works in another European countries. Thanks to it, vending machines receiving bail packages do not frequently request to be supplied with coins to operate longer.
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Automatic plastic bottles in Poland. How many crucial vouchers are there?
Consumers must bear in head that the Act does not contain a provision that defines the minimum or maximum period of validity of vouchers. According to the Ministry, the voucher should be valid at least a month.
In this case, the settlement, i.e. the refund by the entity representing the deposit paid to the client by the commercial entity, should take place after the usage of the voucher, i.e. after the refund of the monetary amount. Just printing a voucher is not the same as paying a deposit
- emphasises the Ministry of Climate and Environment.


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