16 Amendments of Sofia SAKORAFA related to 2015/0274(COD)
Amendment 24 #
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 envioronmental 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 prohibiting the landfilling of biodegradable waste that has been separately collected in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC. The Commission and the Member States should encourage the use of alternative measures for the sustainable treatment of biodegradable waste in line with new technologies and techniques such as worm composting, bio-digestion, etc.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, regional and - specially- local authorities, involving all relevant civil society organizations, including the social partner and environmental and consumer organizations.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) To adequately implement and enforce the objectives of this Directive it is necessary to ensure that the local authorities of the territories where landfills are located are recognized as relevant actors, as they suffer directly the consequences of landfilling. In this respect, public and democratic consultation should be ensured in the localities and supra-municipal areas where a landfill is going to be established beforehand and appropriated compensation should be established for the local population.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this regulation local platforms of control should be set, with the participation of social partners, local administrations and civil society organizations to ensure that landfilling areas respect national and EU regulation.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 e (new)
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) The European Commission should ensure that every landfill in the EU is in full compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment requirements, and that the latter are renewed on a regular basis, at minimum every 8 years.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 f (new)
Recital 8 f (new)
(8f) The European Commission should guarantee that every landfill in the EU is audited in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU and national law.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management and waste landfill capacity is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recent methodology developed by the Commission and the national statistical offices of the Member States.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to supplement or amend Directive 1999/31/EC, in particular with the view to adapting its Annexes to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 16. It is particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Any amendments to the Annexes should only be made in line with the principles laid down in this Directive. To this end, as regards Annex II, the Commission should take into account the general principles and general procedures for testing and acceptance criteria as set out in Annex II. Moreover, specific criteria and test methods and associated limit values should be set for each class of landfill, including if necessary specific types of landfill within each class, including underground storage, and specific data of its maximum capacity. Proposals for the standardisation of control, sampling and analysis methods in relation to the Annexes should be considered for adoption by the Commission where appropriate within two years after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Extended producer responsibility schemes should apply to hazardous waste. Producer of this kind of waste should be held responsible for its collection and all related environmental and public health costs.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to better implement the objectives of landfills, in line with the protocol 26 of the TFEU, Member State policies should be based in public management and ownership in order to ensure that it is environmental policy objectives, and not the maximization of profit, that guides landfill policy.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Commission and Member States should ensure the development of plans for the sustainable recovery and sustainable alternative usage of landfills and landfill-damaged areas.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted: "(2a) Member States shall ban every waste on landfills that have been filled.";
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Additionally the Commission shall assess the feasibility of introducing maximum levels of kilogramme of landfilled waste per area of authorized landfill.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – point c a (new)
(4a) in Article 7, the following point is inserted: '(ca) this capacity shall be considered the maximum capacity;';
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – point g a (new)
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 8 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 8 – point a – point iv a (new)