Activities of Nikolay BAREKOV related to 2015/0276(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
Amendments (6)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Many Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management infrastructure. It is therefore essential to set clear policy objectives for the construction of waste treatment facilities and installations in order to avoid locking recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6а) The long-term objective should be to achieve a ‘recycling society’ which strives to eliminate waste and, for newly-created and discarded waste, to use waste as a resource.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) It is necessary to encourage the use of packaging suited to separate collection and multi-purpose use, and of resealable packaging, so as to reduce waste volumes.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 c (new)
Recital 6 c (new)
(6c) The collection and recycling of waste oils would have considerable economic and ecological benefits from the standpoint of guaranteeing supplies of raw materials, moving towards a circular economy and helping to reduce dependency on crude oil supplies.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7а) Member States’ national strategies should include public awareness-raising, in the form of the various incentives and benefits deriving from products made from recycled waste, which will encourage investment in the recycled products sector.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives the economic operators and the Member States a clear direction for the necessary investments to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in line with the waste hierarchy by promoting waste generation prevention, re-use and recycling, recycling, and the recovery and safe disposal of waste.