Information for users on the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment

(applies to equipment from households)

• 1 Is obliged to hand over waste electrical and electronic equipment to a collector of such equipment (Art. 35 of the WEEE Act).
• 2 The consumer may not dispose of waste equipment together with other waste (Art. 36 of the WEEE Act).
• 3 Leaving such equipment in a place not intended for it (e.g. throwing it into a bin, leaving it outside a block of flats or dumping it in a forest) is punishable by a fine of PLN 20 to 5,000 (Art. 74 of the WEEE Act).
• 4 Since 1 July 2006 the consumer has the right to return their waste electrical or electronic equipment free of charge to a shop that accepts waste equipment in a quantity not exceeding the new equipment sold, on a “1 for 1” basis, i.e. a fridge for a fridge, a TV for a TV, a hair dryer for a hair dryer, a fluorescent lamp for a fluorescent lamp, etc. (Art. 42(1) of the WEEE Act).
• 5 The consumer has the right to hand over waste electrical and electronic equipment free of charge at a collection point (Art. 37(2) in conjunction with Art. 35 of the WEEE Act).
• 6 Since 1 October 2006 the consumer can consult information on the addresses of collection points for waste equipment operating in a given municipality, which should be published by the municipality on its website and made known in other customary ways, e.g. on notice boards (Art. 3(2)(6a) of the UCiPwG Act).