In Poland, the obligation to register in the BDO system (Database on products and packaging and on waste management) applies to the following entities:

1. Entrepreneurs introducing products in packaging:

   • Introducing products in packaging to the domestic market.
   • Importers of products in packaging.

2. Manufacturers, importers, or entities placing electrical and electronic equipment on the market.

3. Manufacturers, importers, or entities placing batteries and accumulators on the market.

4. Waste producers:

   • Entities that produce hazardous waste.
   • Entities that produce non-hazardous waste, provided that the amount of waste exceeds specified limits.

5. Entrepreneurs managing waste:

   • Collecting waste.
   • Transporting waste.
   • Processing waste.
   • Conducting activities in the field of waste recovery and disposal.
   • Entities operating scrap and secondary raw material collection points.

6. Entities placing vehicles on the domestic market:

   • Importers of vehicles.
   • Manufacturers of vehicles.

7. Companies conducting recycling of end-of-life vehicles.

8. Entities conducting recycling or other forms of recovery of packaging waste, post-consumer waste, and other waste.

Registration in the BDO system is mandatory and allows for the tracking of the flow of products and waste, aiming to improve waste management in Poland.