Between 2018 and 2023, Poland reduced the permitted waste storage time from three years to one year.

Omissions

• The three-to-one-year reduction is documented specifically for certain categories of waste (e.g. hazardous waste, and waste intended for landfill) rather than for all waste; other categories may still be stored for longer periods.
• The reduced (one-year) storage limit took effect on 1 January 2021, i.e. within the 2018-2023 window, but the claim presents the 2018-2023 period as if the whole package were a single continuous measure.
• One legal source indicates that a subsequent amendment (Act of 11 August 2021) extended the permitted storage period to three years for certain waste, so the one-year limit was not the final, stable state of the rule throughout the period; the claim omits this.
• No exact publication date could be retrieved for the legal-guide sources; they are practitioner/industry commentaries rather than the consolidated legal text (ISAP/Dziennik Ustaw), which would be the ideal primary confirmation.

Sources

• PrimarySejm of the Republic of Poland – Interpelacja nr 8931"skrócenie czasu magazynowania odpadów niebezpiecznych z trzech lat do jednego roku" (reduction of the storage time of hazardous waste from three years to one year), referring to art. 27 ust. 3b of the amended waste act.
• Secondaryodpady.org – Ustawa o odpadach: kompletny przewodnik po przepisach"Jedną z najważniejszych modyfikacji było skrócenie maksymalnego okresu magazynowania odpadów z 3 lat do 1 roku. Wyjątek stanowi..." (One of the most important modifications was the reduction of the maximum waste storage period from 3 years to 1 year. The exception is...).
• SecondaryPrzemysł i Środowisko – Nowe przepisy dotyczące wymogów magazynowania odpadów"Od 1 stycznia 2021 roku obowiązują nowe wymogi dotyczące magazynowania odpadów, w tym również odpadów niebezpiecznych, określone w..." (From 1 January 2021 new requirements on waste storage, including hazardous waste, apply).
• SecondaryLawyers in Poland – Navigating Poland's Waste Management Regulatory Framework"These changes included mandatory video monitoring systems for waste storage facilities, financial guarantees for waste management operators, and ..."
• Secondaryodpady-help.pl – Ustawa z dnia 11 sierpnia 2021 r. o zmianie ustawy o utrzymaniu czystości i porządku w gminach..."1) W ustawie o odpadach: a) Wydłużono do 3 lat dopuszczalny czas magazynowania odpadów." (In the Waste Act: the permissible waste storage period was extended to 3 years).