8 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2013/2113(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU coulda greater degree of recycling would help the EU to benefit in terms of job creation and growth from a robust efforts to move toforwards a balanced, cradle- to- cradle circular economy, based on the concept of waste as a resource;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's Green Paper and recognises the need for specific EU legislation on plastic waste, as well as moreconsistent and rigorous implementation of the existing legislation concerning waste;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the existing Packaging Directive should be more widely and consistently implemented and enforced; emphasises that the internal market principles in the Packaging Directive have not stood in the way of the environmental objectives when the goals of the proposals were genuinely aimed at seeking higher environmental standards; strongly believes that the Packaging Directive provides a solid basis to deal with packaging waste; calls for waste stream specific harmonised recycling targets in the Directive, which would further stimulate plastic waste recycling, and create a level playing field in line with the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU legislation on plastic waste should define: specific targets for collection and sorting and mandatory criteriabe adapted to ensure: better and more efficient collection systems, specific targets for recyclabilitying (clarifying the distinctions between mechanical/organic recycling and recovery/incineration; the aim should be a target of at least 75 % ofto enable waste management companies to decide whether it is more sustainable to recycled plastic by 2020); specific labelling of materials in order to inform consumers concerning their mechanical or organic recyclabilitwaste or to recover its embedded energy); it is advisable to introduce separate collection of materials and the harmonisation of collection, separation and general waste management across the EU to create a level playing field in line with the waste hierarchy; and, finally, criteria for the replacement of single-use and short-lived plastic products by reusable and more durable materials;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the introduction of a landfill tax to be imposed during the period leading up to 2020 in order to divert plastic waste from landfills and to incentivise recycling to end the export of post-consumer plastic waste to Asia and to encourage the further processing of waste in Europe;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the most dangerous plastics, those that are the most disruptive to humare should be a separate collection of materials with an emphasis on certain separations within thealth and the environment (such as micro- and oxo-biodegrad plastics waste stream (such as degradable plastics, oxo-fragmentable plastics) ands thoese whichmaterials contamin heavy metals that can also make recycling processes more difficultate the recycling waste stream; highlights, should be phased out of the market or banned outright, as soon as possible before 2020; also believes that, as demanded by a majority of European citizens (and consumers), it is finally time to phase out or ban single- use, non-biodegradable and non- compostable plastic products, also before 2020wever, that the most effective way to address the waste burden is to establish an infrastructure for waste management;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for more investment in research and technologies aimed at obtaining more sustainable plastics and a better integration of various types in production processes and reprocessing activities, without affecting the quality of materials; considers that new technologies are also needed for enhanced plastic biodegradation processes, waste sorting methods, mechanical recycling, eco-design and smart packaging; believes that to this end, Horizon 2020 could offer opportunities to respond to this important societal need and that the advantages would be far-reaching, for both the environment and citizens, from the creation of new economic activities to the reduction of marine litter and health-related risks; underlines that it is crucial to create a market environment that allows recycling and energy-from-waste companies to play their part in line with the waste hierarchy according to Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CBelieves that more attention needs to be given to concrete actions and awareness raising campaigns; to this end calls for the establishment of a European Day for plastic waste, on which citizens could return any volume of plastic waste to predetermined points in return for appropriate monetary compensation, as a means of ensuring the supply of recyclable plastic and increasing public awareness of recycling; considers that this event could also include community beach cleaning activities, as a symbolic contribution to the containment of coastal pollution caused by plastic waste; and as supportive of an even larger initiative such as “Clean-up Europe Week” tackling litter in all environments;