The key objective of the draft Act is to ensure a high standard of protection of the environment and human health from the adverse impacts of waste from selected products, in accordance with the relevant legislation of the EU.

The selected products to which the proposed legislation pertains are electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and accumulators, tyres and vehicles. The purpose of the new legislation is to establish comprehensive rules governing selected products throughout their life cycle, i.e. from production and placement on the market to treatment after these products (end-of-life products) have become waste. The subject of the provisions of the proposed Act is the regulation of the content of hazardous substances in selected products, prevention waste from selected products from being generated, regulated take-back or collection of end-of-life products with the goal of ensuring the greatest possible proportion of their reuse, and recycling and special rules for handling end-of-life products, including their utilisation and disposal. The proposed Act also consolidates and comprehensively legislates rules for the establishment and functioning of comprehensive systems for fulfilling the manufacturer’s obligations resulting from the manufacturer’s expanded responsibility.