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More and More Poles Are Making Extra Money by Selling Bottles for Deposits. Here's What the Tax Office Says.

More and more Poles are not only donating bottles and cans, but are also collecting discarded packaging to earn extra money. There may be as many as a million such people in Poland. The Ministry of Finance tells Business Insider Polska that while "there is no bottle limit," there are things to watch out for.

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·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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At least 1.03 million adult Poles may be deliberately collecting deposit containers and using the money as an additional source of income, according to estimates by SW Research. The Ministry of Finance clarifies that there is no specific limit on the number of bottles and cans returned. However, with large-scale and regular activity, registration may be required.

Over a million Poles deliberately collect bottles and cans to earn extra money. There's a lot of money at stake.

·Warsaw, Poland
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More and more Poles are not only donating bottles and cans, but are also collecting discarded packaging to earn extra money. There may be as many as a million such people in Poland. The Ministry of Finance tells Business Insider Polska that while "there is no bottle limit," there are things to watch out for.

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Volkskrant broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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