7 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2017/2211(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the introduction of financial incentives for waste prevention, and stresses the need to lay downEncourages the Member States to lay down, where necessary, national rules setting out the instruments and bodies responsible for monitoring waste reduction data in all strands of production, processing and consumption;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to propose as soon as possible a definition at European level of planned obsolescence for physical goods and software and the establishment of an independent system able to check and detect planned obsolescence in products;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the strengthening ofraising awareness of direct producer responsibility requirements and calls for the setting-up of reusable packaging schemes by large retail chains as a practical waste prevention tool; highlights that further steps must be taken to extend the durability and encourage the re-use and recyclability of products;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to sort bio- waste and calls on the Member States to create the necessary framework for the use of compost from bio-waste in agriculture and other sectors; highlights that bio-waste represents a high percentage of mixed municipal waste, and the fact that such waste is not sufficiently sorted makes it impossible for bio-waste to be used and returned to the soil as compost;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned aboutNotes China’s new restrictive approach to European waste, as this will have a negative impact on EU waste management and oblige the Member States to take responsilbity; welcomes in this context the Commission’s new plastic strategy;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the jobs that will be created to deal with this waste and the respect shown to major countries that do not intend to eliminate the waste of others;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that this approach confirms the fact that the Union has relocated and abandoned its management of the most problematic waste, and that this policy has contributed to environmental degradation in third countries, including China;