10 Amendments of Sofia RIBEIRO related to 2018/0172(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regardto the Commission Communication A European Strategy for plastics in a circulareconomy of 16 January 2018 (COM(2018) 28)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The established high functionality and relatively low cost of plastic means that this material is increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life. Its growing use in short- lived applications, which are not designed for re-use or cost-effective recycling means that related production and consumption patterns have become increasingly inefficient and linear. Therefore, in the context of the Circular Economy Action Plan32 , the Commission concluded in the European Strategy for Plastics33 that the steady increase in plastic waste generation and its leakage into our environment, in particular into the marine environment, must be tackled in order to achieve a truly circular lifecycle for plastics. _________________ 32 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy" (COM(2015)0614 final). 33 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)28 final).
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The EU should adopt acomprehensive approach to the problem of micro-plastics and should encourageall producers to limit micro-plastics from their formulations, and strictly limit micro-plastic-forming products from entering into soil and into freshwaterand therefore into marine aquatic ecosystems, unless they are non-polluting and biodegradable according to an established EU standard.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) There is considerable heterogeneity in the sources of plastic pollution between regions. In certain regions, other plastic products make a large contribution to marine litter, as demonstrated through monitoring conducted under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and by civil society. In such areas, Member States should be required to adopt specific measures to address other nationally or locally prevalent sources of plastic pollution. For example, the plastics used in agriculture, fisheries, and other outdoor economic activities, should be either compostable or better designed to be accepted by recycling or disposal facilities without unnecessary obstacles.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) In addition,terrestrial pollution and contamination of soil by larger items of plastic andresulting fragments or micro-plastics, which are not biodegradable, can besignificant on local or regional scales.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) As the outermost regions are more affected by the marine litter, specially from plastics, and due to the lack of possibilities for recycling, as they face huge amounts of plastics brought by the sea and also from own consumption, it should be created an european fund to help them to clean their maritime zone and also to bet on prevention of the use of plastics;
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) It is nevertheless essential to stress that biodegradation cannot be a voluntary end-of-life option. Yet, reality shows that some plastic products will inevitably leak into the environment and that for some applications it is better to have products that biodegrade within a short period of time by the action of micro-organisms, rather than products that will remain in the environment for centuries without disintegrating. This does not preclude all the required efforts on reuse and recycling systems.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by … [sixthree years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. The evaluation shall be based on the information available in accordance with Article 13. Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information necessary for the purposes of the evaluation and the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or aan European standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single-use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placing on the market, where appropriate.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- plastic-containing food packaging or contact material that contribute to soil micro-plastic load upon composting or biogas fermentation, such as plastic or plastic-impregnated tea bags, unless they are non-pollute, biodegradable and compostable.