3 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2211(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the transition to a circular economy canwould reduce waste (an ever-increasing problem), create new jobs, increase the competitiveness of SMEs, strengthen the development of clean technologies and reduce Europe’s dependence on imported raw materials and energy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Supports the strengthening of producer responsibility requirements and calls for a major reduction of plastic in packaging and 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, including the introduction of financial penalties for excess packaging;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned aboutNotes China’s new restrictive approach to European waste, as this will but accepts that the EU should be responsible for the disposal of its own waste and in that spirit, accepts also that this will ultimately have a negapositive impact on EU waste management; welcomes in this context the Commission’s new plastic strategy;