5 Amendments of Jürgen CREUTZMANN related to 2013/0371(COD)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Measures to be taken by Member States may involve the use of economic instruments such as taxes and levies, which have proved particularly effective to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags, as well as marketing restrictions such as bans in derogation of Article 18 of Directive 94/62/EC, subject to the requirements laid down in Articles 34 to 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Member states should introduce public campaigns to raise consumer awareness of the problems of littering, pollution and inefficient use of fossil resources that single-use plastic carrier bags bring about and of the choices informed consumers have to transport theirs goods, for example with multiple- use and/or bio-based bags, baskets or boxes. Member states may consider using revenues generated from the introduction of taxes, levies or a combination of both, or from savings on waste management and litter collection to finance such campaigns.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Member states should introduce ways to enable and/or enhance the reuse and recycling of plastic carrier bags. Bearing in mind that the main problem is plastic carrier bags ending up in landfill or as litter, but that, consisting of mineral oil, they are also valuable raw material for incineration for district heating and electricity generation, the options are reuse, recycling or incineration. Consumers should be made aware of their options.
Amendment 41 #
(7a) The revenues and savings referred to above may also be used to stimulate research in the field of plastic materials that are recyclable and at the same time compostable rapidly enough so as to be allowed into modern composting facilities, also bearing in mind that producers of multiple-use or compostable bags should benefit from the changes brought about by this Directive and could thus off-set some of the negative socio-economic impacts.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
These measures may include the use of national reduction targets, or economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive.