• Topic of the issue: Application for a permit to generate waste - how to prepare it step by step
    Depending on the amount and type of waste generated, you may be required to have a decision regulating waste management in your company, i.e. a waste generation permit. 
  • Waste generation in Poland - statistics
    • Application for a permit to generate waste - where to submit it
      You must submit the application for a waste generation permit to the relevant authority. which one?
    • Application form - fill it out correctly
      The application for a permit for waste generation should be submitted by the waste holder as the original. Most often, it is submitted in two copies, one of which is sent back to the applicant after all.
    • Attachments you must attach to your application
      You should attach relevant documents to the application for a waste generation permit. What?
    • Issues related to the execution of the fire protection report
      Fire service should be, in accordance with Art. 42 sec. 4b point 1 lit. a-b of the Act on waste, made by an authorized person. What else should the waste producer know about it?
    • Consideration of the submitted application
      The Office will check whether all documents and necessary data have been provided. If the application contains formal deficiencies (e.g. the application has not been completed satisfactorily or all the required attachments have not been submitted), the office will request that the errors be corrected.
    • Application for inspection
      Before issuing a waste generation permit, the office to which the application has been submitted submits a copy of the necessary documentation and applies for an inspection by the voivodeship environmental protection inspector (WIOŚ) and the poviat (municipal) SFS commander (if applicable).
    • Provision regarding securing claims
      In special cases, in the permit, the office may establish security for claims for the possibility of negative effects or damage to the environment. The amount of this security is agreed by the office with the regional director for environmental protection. If the office has established such a security, then you can start operating the installation only after bringing it in.
    • Issuing or refusing to issue a permit for waste generation
      If your application meets the requirements, the office will grant you a permit for a maximum of 10 years. The waste generation permit is the so-called related decision, i.e. if you have submitted the correct application, the office cannot refuse you a permit.
    • Can you appeal the decision
      The company will not obtain a permit to generate waste, if, for example, the intended method of waste management is inconsistent with the waste management plans or the operation of the installation results in exceeding the limits. Can you appeal a refusal to issue a decision?

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