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We give you an overview of new municipal waste collection rules, and guidelines on waste groups which should be placed in appropriately labelled bins. The guidelines have been in force in Warsaw since 2019.
PAPER
YES: clean paper and cardboard packaging, newspapers, magazines and leaflets, cardboard, notebooks, office paper
NO: greasy paper packaging, used paper towels and tissues
METAL AND PLASTIC
YES: empty squashed plastic bottles, bottle caps and jar lids, plastic packaging, bags, foil bags, juice and milk cartons, crushed beverage and food cans
NO: used batteries and accumulators, electrical and electronic equipment, paint cans and containers, motor oil bottles, aerosol containers, engine oil packaging, greasy polystyrene food packaging
GLASS
YES: glass packaging only, including empty bottles, jars, cosmetics packaging, empty medication packaging
NO: glass tableware, ceramics, porcelain, heat-proof glass products, window glazing, mirrors, glazing, light bulbs, fluorescent lamps
BIO
Remember! This includes only household waste.
YES: vegetable and fruit refuse, egg shells, coffee grounds and tea dregs, withered flowers and plants, food leftover excluding meat, bones and animal fat
NO: meat refuse, bones and animal fats, cooking oil, soil and stones, animal faeces
BIO - food establishments/markets
Refers to commercial premises only
MIXED WASTE/RESIDUE
Use the mixed waste container only for the waste which could not be placed in segregated waste containers, or delivered to CAS (Civic Amenity Sites) or MCAS (Mobile Civic Amenity Sites).
YES: meat and bone residues, wet or dirty paper, used hygienic materials, including disposable nappies, gravel from litter trays for animals, pottery, broken glass and mirrors, textiles
NO: electrical and electronic equipment, home appliances, batteries and accumulators, construction and demolition waste, biodegradable waste, and chemicals
BIODEGRADABLE WASTE (collected between March and November)
YES: leaves, mown grass, chipped branches
NO: stones, ash, soil
BULKY WASTE
Ask your administrator where you can place your bulky waste.
YES: old furniture (also dismantled) and upholstered products (e.g. armchairs, sofas, pouffes), mattresses, large-size toys
NO: electrical and electronic equipment (e.g. old washing machines, fridges), construction materials and waste, demolition waste, baths, washbasins, radiators, toilet bowls, window frames, doors, unfolded large cardboard boxes, car tyres
You can bring waste electrical and electronic equipment to CAS facilities or during collection days which are held in each Warsaw district. Large waste electrical and electronic equipment, WEEE, can also be collected from your home free of charge. Collection schedules and locations can be found on www.czysta.um.warszawa.pl.
TRY TO PREVENT WASTE GENERATION, AND SEGREGATE YOUR WASTE IN LINE WITH THE FOLLOWING SET OF SIMPLE RULES
• Place your waste only in properly labelled containers.
• Try to minimise the volume of waste: remember to crush plastic bottles and fold cardboard packaging.
• Throw away empty packaging without product residue.
• Bring medications past their expiry date and thermometers to selected pharmacies or CAS facilities.
• Take dangerous municipal waste to CAS or MCAS facilities - it cannot be placed in segregated waste containers or left at bin shelters.
For information on waste accepted by CAS and MCAS, and on schedules and stopover locations of MCAS vehicles go to www.czysta.um.warszawa.pl.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CIVIC AMENITY SITES
Civic Amenity Sites (CAS, Polish: PSZOK) which are located in the City of Warsaw, accept segregated municipal waste intended for disposal or delivery from your households free of charge.
YES: used batteries, accumulators, pressurised aerosol containers, paint cans, concrete, brick rubble, ceramics, tiles, car tyres, caustic substances, medications past their expiry date and mercury-in-glass thermometers, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (e.g. washing machines, television set, driers, fridges), bulky waste
NO: waste other than municipal waste, including materials containing asbestos, tar paper and construction polystyrene, waste in damaged packaging causing leakage
WHAT IF YOU CAN'T DELIVER DANGEROUS WASTE TO CAS? YOU CAN DISPOSE OF THEM IN YOUR DISTRICT!
Mobile Civic Amenity Sites (MCAS, Polish: MPSZOK) which are specially adapted and labelled vehicles, accept dangerous municipal waste free of charge, twice a week, in designated locations.
YES: Paint, paint packaging, oil packaging (other than cooking oil), detergent packaging, crop protection product packaging, pressurised aerosol containers, solvents, fluorescent lamps and tubes, energy-saving lamps, mercury-in-glass thermometers, ink, printer toners, glue, glue packaging, detergents, batteries, accumulators, small waste electrical and electronic equipment (with dimensions not exceeding 25 cm, e.g. kettles, hair dryers, loudspeakers), as well as edible oil and fats NO: construction and demolition waste, large waste electrical and electronic equipment, bulky waste, biodegradable waste, medications
