2 Amendments of Eugen FREUND related to 2015/0274(COD)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further restricting landfilling, starting with waste streams that are subject to separate collection (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, bio-waste). Technical, environmental or economical feasibility of high-quality recycling or other recovery of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste should be taken into account in the implementation of these landfill restrictions in order to prevent harmful substances from spreading into the environment.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Biodegradable municipal waste accounts for a large proportion of municipal waste. Landfilling of untreated biodegradable waste poses significant negative environmental effects in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air. While Directive 1999/31/EC already sets landfill diversion targets for biodegradable waste it is appropriate to put in place further restrictions on the landfilling of biodegradable waste by, consider national landfill charges, and prohibiting the landfilling of biodegradable waste that has been separately collected in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC, the object being to prevent landfills from becoming contaminated sites in the future.