Agenda

Part I. Legal regulations

Waste management legislation to date – the cohesion of existing provisions with newly introduced or announced solutions. The principle of Extender Producer Responsibility and the impact of its introduction in its currently proposed formula. The “Single-Use Plastics directive” (SUP), the deposit and bail system: why do we fail to implement EU regulations in Poland on time? The financial, economic and social consequences of delay. How to introduce regulations and fairly distribute their costs? Circular economy – a far-off horizon? The quality of regulations and the performance of the circular economy in the Polish setting.

Part II. Challenges: grey area, hazardous waste

Waste incineration plants and the energy crisis – a lesser evil? Spent oil and chemical waste – an unsolved problem and source of pathology. Vehicle recycling in practice. Plastics – chemical recycling or PET fuels? The impact of the economic crisis on the growth of a grey zone: waste smuggling, illegal/sham recycling, landfill fires, illegal storage. How to prevent and effectively combat pathology? Abandoned waste recycling as an environmental, social, financial and business problem.

Part III. Conclusions and recommendations

Domestic administration and the postulates of the waste industry with regard to comprehensive legal regulations – how to get there? How to reconcile the interests of different communities? The EU will not wait, or the outstanding problems in waste management vs. prospects for socio-economic growth.