8 Amendments of Erminia MAZZONI related to 2001/2038(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the cost of bad waste management is high and exporting excess waste from one region to another is very costly (in one case it is estimated to have occasioned additional costs of €1.1 billion),a regional system capable of completing the whole cycle would produce substantial savings;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG
Recital AG
AG. whereas citizens often signal their concernthe questions raised by citizens during the public consultation process and the Environmental Impact Assessment, on planned locations for new landfills often concern alleged violations of protected areas, as in the case of the landfill in the Vesuvius national park, or fears over a negative impact on health and well-being,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AO
Recital AO
AO. whereas it is recalled that landfilling should be considered a solution of last resort; whereas public authorities in some Member States which have fallen behind with waste prevention, recycling and reuse may be under pressure to expand existing – even non-compliant – landfills or open new ones in the short term as a method for eliminating refuse,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV
Recital AV
AV. whereas all the reports on fact-finding missions of the Committee on Petitions on waste issues mention the poor or non- existent communication between citizens and authorities, illustratedwhich in some cases also by violentcan lead to tense situations arising and also demonstrations by citizens as often reported in the press,;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that on-site inspection and enforcement capacity needs to be strengthened at Member State and EU level in order to ensure better compliance with waste legislation and therefore urges Member States to strengthen their capacity for inspections, monitoring and other actions at all stages of the waste management chain to better enforce waste legislation and calls on the Commission to make provision for specific procedures enabling the subsidiarity principle to be fully applied in the event of serious shortcomings by Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls upon the Commission to identify and focus on the more systemic weaknesses in implementation of waste- related directives by Member States, such as inadequate networks of waste management facilities, excessive reliance on land filling, growing amounts of waste produced per capita or poor recycling rates;