1 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the EC to collect data on the potential in the EU of recovering raw materials through landfill mining and to develop standards for the conditions under which landfills could be excavated, including possible recovery of other resources, energy efficiency compared to the extraction of primary raw materials, possible side effects on the environment and human health (such as release of greenhouse gasses and toxic substances) and the potential for energy production and landscape restoration;