A vending machine is electrical equipment. When retired, it does not go in regular waste.
A retired machine is waste electrical and electronic equipment, which under the Polish WEEE Act must go to an authorized collector or treatment facility. Units with refrigeration need special handling of the refrigerant.
Steps
- Check whether the unit can be sold or repaired.
- Choose an authorized operator.
- Keep the transfer document.
Help
The support page (publisher's site) covers service contacts.
FAQ
Can I scrap the machine? Only to an operator authorized to accept WEEE.
Is this article legal advice? No. It is a general overview.
This article is general information, not legal advice. Regulations change – check the current rules or consult a lawyer before deciding.
Basis: the Polish Act of September 11, 2015 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (consolidated text Dz.U. 2024 item 573); the Polish Act of May 15, 2015 on ozone-depleting substances and certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (consolidated text Dz.U. 2020 item 2065, as amended); EU rules on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Legal status: based on the regulations in force at the time of the last editorial review; this article is reviewed periodically.