8 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2020/2077(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Sees the circular bio-economy as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers, stresses the importance of enabling the farmers to use this renewable energy in their farms;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste, in all parts of the food chain, including processing and retail; calls for further measures to support shortening the food chain, thus decreasing the stages at which food waste is produced;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the presence of old, disused agricultural buildings which pose serious problems in terms of their removal costs (asbestos, etc.)., before new uses can be made of them or the space they occupy;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for broad recognition that young farmers are especially important in the development of a circular economy, and essential generational renewal in the countryside must be supported by sufficient measures;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Notes the opportunities that the circular economy can create for small and medium farmers, and their importance for the move towards a more inclusive, sustainable, environmentally and climate friendly food supply chain;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Urges the development of a program for of cross-regional biogas production plants, that could use agricultural waste, food waste and green municipal waste closer to the source, while also creating much needed employment opportunities in the regions;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Calls for an integration of blue bioeconomy into the circular economy action plans.