26 Amendments of Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ related to 2018/2035(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 150 million tons of plastics and microplastics have accumulated in the world’s oceans and seas, causing severe damage to marine fauna and flora, the climate and global biodiversity; whereas, according to the UN, if nothing is done, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets, however, that the strategy presented by the Commission relates only to voluntary commitments, and calls on the Commission to take binding legislative measures to implement practical and effective action to reduce the production and use of plastic and clean up plastic pollution from the end of 2018;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the plastics strategy shcould also serve as a lever for stimulating new, smart and circular business, production and consumption models covering the entire value chain; calls on the Commission to foster clear linkages between the Union’s waste, chemicals and product policies to this end;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fund and support innovation and research and to take tangible measures quickly to clear plastic pollution from the ocean and the seabed in their territories;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and the environment; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into publiccorporate responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge; that should be facilitated with the appropriate economic and legal framework;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with an update of the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, addressing in particular prevention, design for circularity and over-packaging; believes that a clear labelling on recyclable packaging and information on recycled content will be key to enable consumers to make an enlightened choice in purchasing their products;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make ‘circularity first’ an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items, by developing product standards and revising the eco-design legislative framework; EPR schemes can play a role in promoting eco- design through a modulation of fees based on the recycled content and also on the level of recyclability of the product;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to stop all plastics containing environmental harmful and hazardous substances as well as non-recyclable plastics from being accepted on the EU market and set clear rules at EU level on the recyclability of plastics to ensure that only those plastics which are recyclable in a cost-effective manner will be put on the EU market;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to learn fromtake into consideration best practices with independent third-party certification, as verification is essential in order to boost market confidence;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that mandatory rules on recycled content for specific products may be needed in order to drive the uptake of secondary raw materials; calls on the Commission to introduce a mandatory traceability system for chemicals in plastics; stresses the urgent need to remove harmful chemicals from plastics so that their reuse and recycling can be done in a safe way for both workers of waste facilities and end-users alike;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that procurement has the power to boost innovation in business models; calls on the Commission to set up an EU learning network on circular procurement in order to harvest the lessons learnt from pilot projects; believes that voluntary actions could pave the way for binding rules on public circular procurement are necessary;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streams for specific, well-defined and safe applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration; believes that the aim should be to phase out substances of concern all together from plastics;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that there is no panacea to address the harmful effects of single-use plastics, and believes that a combination of voluntary and regulatory measures isare therefore required to resolve this complex issue;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of actions already taken in some Member States and therefore supports the Commission in coming forward with a specific legislative framework on single-use plastics with the aim of phaltsing the generation of marine litter in theout single use plastics from the market EU and thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that there are various pathways to achieving high collection and recycling rates and a reduction in litter, including deposit-refund schemes or extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes; underlines that the choice of a certain scheme remains within the remit of the competent authority in the Member State, which canmust take local specificities into account and ensure that any existing well-performing and cost-efficient systems are not jeopardisedcreate more and better facilities for collecting plastic waste;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Express that the multitude of monomers and polymers in on-the-go and single use, disposable products, which have a very short lifespan and have not effectively been integrated into separate collection systems for packaging waste, makes recycling difficult;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
(1) Emphasises that for the proper functioning of an effective collection system of all types of plastic waste, it is absolutely necessary for the local and regional authorities to consider public awareness on waste management;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 357 #
(1) Supports the Commission to further discuss the introduction of a EU tax on virgin plastics as a way to foster plastics reduction and the uptake of recycled plastics or other mechanisms that would help to internalise external costs due to plastics production, pollution and littering;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly supports the Commission in coming forward with clear a clear definition of both biodegradable and bio- based plastics, and clear harmonised rules on both bio-based content and biodegradability standards, including standards for compostability and digestibility which take into account common practice in European treatment facilities, in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plasticrigorous and comprehensive lifecycle assessments which take into account full end-of-life impacts including environmental leakage and investigate reusable alternatives in order to establish if there is a reduced environmental impact for bio-plastic products and compostable and biodegradable plastic products;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criterianot be considered a remedy to marine litter and that reduction of plastic use and developing recycling capacity must be the key steps;;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available; calls on the Commission to also introduce a definition on microplastics;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission to invest properly in new mechanisms of marine litter removal as several non- governmental organisations have already done; *Dive Against Debris Map, The Seabin Project, Libera Project (SEO Birdlife), 4Ocean, etc.
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Stresses that in order to facilitate the collection of marine litter, the local administration should be in charge of the creation of new jobs and opportunities in the region;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to undertake a major international initiative to clean up plastic pollution in the ocean and on the seabed;