Activities of Bairbre de BRÚN related to 2005/0281(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Revision of the framework directive on waste (debate)
Waste (vote)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 87 #
Article 3 – point 14
14) "recovery" means any operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy. Annex II sets out a non-exhaustive list of recovery operations;
Amendment 90 #
Article 3, point 16
16) "recycling" means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed intothe reprocessing of materials or substances in wastes through a production process whereby they produce or are incorporated in new products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material, but does not include, inter alia, energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or f, conversion for use as a fuel, processes involving combustion or use as a source of energy, including chemical energy, or backfilling operations;
Amendment 96 #
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
16a) "recycled" or "recycling rate" shall be determined using the quantity of material output from a recycling process that is used as a material in new products, materials or substances
Amendment 122 #
Article 5, paragraph 2
2. The measures relating to the adoption of such criteria and specifying the waste, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 36(2)By ...* the Commission shall, if appropriate, on the basis of its assessment pursuant to paragraph 1, put forward a legislative proposal specifying the environmental and quality criteria to be met in order for specific products, materials or substance categories of waste to be deemed to have ceased to be waste. * Two years after entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 152 #
Article 8 a (new)
Amendment 154 #
Article 8 a (new)
Amendment 155 #
Article 11
Article 11 Article 3a Waste hierarchy Waste hierarchy 1. The following waste hierarchy shall apply as a guiding principeneral rule in waste prevention and management legislation and policy: (a) prevention; (b) preparing for and reduction; (b) re-use; (c) recycling; (d) other recovery, e.g. energy recovery; operations, and (e) disposal. 2. When applying the waste hierarchy referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take measures to encourage the options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome. This may require specific waste streams departing from the hierarchy where this is justified by life- cycle thinkingassessment on the overall impacts of the generation and management of such waste. Member States shall take into account the general environmental protection principles of precaution and sustainability, technical feasibility and economic viability, protection of resourceensure that this is a full and transparent process, observing national planning rules about the consultation and involvement of citizens and stakeholders as well as of the overall environmental, human health, economic and social impacts, in accordance with Articles 1 and 10. (Amendment adopted in the first reading and it is worthwhile to keep the reference to a life cycle assessment as well as the involvement of interested stakeholders including a WasteWaste Consultation Forum in accordance with Article 34a. Or. en Consultation Forum)
Amendment 160 #
Article 11
Amendment 178 #
Article 18 – paragraph 1, point b
(b) waste oils are treated in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 and preference is given to regeneration wherever possible;
Amendment 184 #
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. If waste oils, according to national legislation, are subject to requirements of regeneration, Member States may prescribe that such waste oils shall be regenerated if technically feasible and, wWhere Articles 11 or 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 apply, Member States may restrict the transboundary shipment of waste oils from their territory to incineration or co- incineration facilities in order to give priority to the regeneration of waste oils.
Amendment 187 #
Article 19
Bio-waste Collection and use of bio-waste 1. Priority shall be given to material recovery of bio-waste. 2. By ...*, Member States shall develop a system for the separate collection of bio- waste. 3. Member States shall take measures, as appropriate, and in accordance with Articles 10 and 11, to encourage: (a) the separate collection of bio-waste; (b) the treatment of bio-waste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection; (c) the use of environmentally safe materials produced from bio-waste. The Commission shall carry out an assessment on the management of bio- waste with a view to submitting a proposal if appropriate. * Three years after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 209 #
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where possible, existing records held by the competent authority will be used to obtain the relevant information for this registration process in order to minimise bureaucracy.
Amendment 224 #
Article 34 a (new)
Amendment 226 #
Article 35
1. The Commission may develop guidelines for the interpretation of the definitions of recovery and disposal in points (14) and (18) of Article 3. If necessary. 1a. In accordance with Article 20(4), the application of thea formula for incineration facilities referred to in Annex II, R1,establishing minimum energy efficiency requirements for incineration facilities shall be specified. Local climatic conditions may be taken into account, such as the severity of the cold and the need for heating insofar as they influence the amounts of energy that can technically be used or produced in the form of electricity, heating, cooling or processing steam. Local conditions of the outermost regions as recognised in the fourth subparagraph of Article 299(2) of the Treaty and of the territories mentioned in Article 25 of the 1985 Act of Accession may also be taken into account. This measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 36(2). 2. The Annexes may be amended in the light of scientific and technical progress. These measures, insofar as they are designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, shallmay be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 36(2). Or. en (New text in Council Common Position)
Amendment 238 #
Annex II – point R 1
R 1 Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy* _______ * This includes incineration facilities dedicated to the processing of municipal solid waste only where their energy efficiency is equal to or above: 0.60 for installations in operation and permitted in accordance with applicable Community legislation before 1 January 2009, 0.65 for installations permitted after 31 December 2008, using the following formula: Energy efficiency = (Ep -( Ef + Ei)) / (0.97 xO (Ew + Ef)) In which: Ep means annual energy produced as heat or electricity. It is calculated with energy in the form of electricity being multiplied by 2.6 and heat produced for commercial use multiplied by 1.1 (GJ/year) Ef means annual energy input to the system from fuels contributing to the production of steam (GJ/year) Ew means annual energy contained in the treated waste calculated using the lower net calorific value of the waste (GJ/year) Ei means annual energy imported excluding Ew and Ef (GJ/year) 0.97 is a factor accounting for energy losses due to bottom ash and radiation. This formula shall be applied in accordance with the reference document on Best Available Techniques for waste incineration.