Deposit as a response to the waste directive – research results

The aim of the article is to present the essence of the deposit system in Poland in the context of the European Waste Directive 2018/852, and the results of own research on the attitude of Poles towards the idea of using ecological packaging during purchases. The study examined: respondents' purchasing decisions in the context of packaging selection (both product and transport), attitudes towards glass packaging returns (including the availability of empty bottles for return). The study was conducted using the CAWI method on a group of 1213 respondents. The study was anonymous, and the selection of the sample for the study was non-random (the snowball method was used). The study was not representative.