8 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2013/2113(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 May 2012 on a resource-efficient Europe, (P7 – TA (2012)0223),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2012 on our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 (P7 – TA(2012)0146),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
Citation 15 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020' (COM(2011)244),
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas plastic bags are an important source of pollution and are therefore either restricted or banned in over a quarter of the world's countries;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU could benefit in terms of job creation and growth from a robust effort to move towards a balanced, resource-efficient, cradle- to-cradle circular economy, based on the concept of waste as a resource;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urgently calls on the Commission to come forward with measures to radically reduce the use of single-use plastic bags;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that plastic waste should be treated as a valuable resource by promoting its reuse, recycling, and recovery; believes that in any case landfilling should be banned by 2020, without, however, incentivising as a result the energy recovery option over recycling; considers that, alongside the targets mentioned above for recycling, it is therefore advisable to introduce appropriate sanctions for incineration of recyclable and biodegradable plastics, in order to level the playing field for different plastic types; points out that this would also invert an unsustainable tendency that has until now privileged the use of virgin products over the more expensive recycled ones; stresses that the recyclability of products should be taken into account already in the design-phase, therefore calls on the Commission to propose eco-design measures that improve the overall environmental impact of products and promote recycling markets;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the establishment of a European Day for plastic waste, on which citizens could return any volume of plastic waste to predetermined points, for example 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;