Orange bags are coming in for the new faction. Visits to PSZOK will cease in August.
- From the beginning of 2025, used clothing and textiles will be sorted in Poland as a separate waste fraction.
- Clothes that are no longer usable must be taken to municipal waste collection points. This is a problem for many Poles, which is why textiles often end up in various places.
- Local government officials are looking for solutions. In Ustroń, for example, a new fraction of waste is being collected in orange bags.
As of January 1, 2025, used clothing and textiles in Poland are segregated as a separate waste category. Those that are no longer usable must be taken to Municipal Waste Selective Collection Points (PSZOKs).
Contaminated, used materials that were used for cleaning, for example, can be thrown into a mixed waste container in rare cases . Such waste materials are not recyclable and can be used, for example, for energy purposes in incinerators.
As a rule, textiles should be sorted. This is a problem for many Poles because—unsurprisingly—they don't want to take a few shirts or underwear to the local recycling centers.
Instead of going to PSZOK, used textiles can be thrown into an orange bagThe new waste fraction in Ustroń is collected in orange bags . Used clothing, shoes, underwear, curtains, tablecloths, plush toys, leather goods, etc. can be placed there.
This waste will be collected in accordance with the "Municipal Waste Collection Schedule" on the date of collection of segregated waste.
Together with city officials, we are constantly working to find solutions. I hope that this solution will prevent illegal textile waste dumping in our city and ensure order around the textile collection containers.
- says the mayor of Ustroń, Paweł Sztefek.
The local authorities' idea has already gained the approval of residents. "The textile bags are a very good solution. A huge plus. A very good idea, maybe it will end the landfills next to the containers," they comment.
The above-mentioned waste can of course also be disposed of free of charge at the Municipal Waste Selective Collection Point.
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