Waste management

Waste management is one of the most thriving departments of our Law Firm, due to the obligation that Poland shall minimize the amount of the produced waste and, consequently, develop the devices that serve the purpose of waste management using thermal, biological and mechanical processes. Our Law Firm makes every endeavor to support clients in implementing the idea of a “recycling society”, as it is propagated by the European Union.

In the field of waste management, our activities include in particular:

• support for clients during inspections by the Provincial Inspectorate for Environmental Protection (WIOŚ) and other authorities;
• legal assistance in obtaining the necessary permits, issued primarily on the basis of the Waste Act, the Act on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities, and the Environmental Protection Law;
• representation in administrative and judical proceedings, before the National Chamber of Appeal (KIO);
• representation in criminal proceedings concerning violations of environmental protection regulations (we offer advice from the pre-trial phase to representation in court);
• advice on cross-border shipments of waste;
• advice on the implementation of investments involving the construction of installations;
• advice on obtaining public contracts, including “Green Public Procurement”, in particular for municipal waste management, summer and winter road cleaning, and landfill reclamation;
• preparation and negotiation of waste management contracts, including with recovery organizations;
• conducting audits of plants and administrative decisions;
• assisting in the construction and modernization of installations (including updating voivodship  waste management plans (WPGO), planning documents, obtaining building permits);
• preparing individual training courses (e.g., how to prepare for a WIOŚ inspection?).