Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2014/2208(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (debate) DE
Amendments (12)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘'Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe’' (COM(2014)0398); endorses the Commission’'s approach to designing and innovating for a circular economy, setting up a policy framework to support resource efficiency, turning waste into a resource by modernising waste policy and setting a resource-efficiency target as outlined in the communication;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources, with the primary objective to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment and a prudent and rational utilisation of national resources;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to submit the announced proposal on the review of waste legislation by the end of 2015 and to include the following points: setting extended producer responsibility requirements; endorsing the ‘pay-as-you- throw-principle’ prioritising separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; increasing recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste, based on the output of recycling facilities, using the same harmonised method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; introducing a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 and a ban on all landfilling by 2030; introducing fees on landfilling and incineration;; (See related amendments on points 14 a to 14 e (new)).
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of preparation for reuse and recycling as key steps on the road to greater resource efficiency; the legislative proposal should therefore further include the following points: The 'pay-as-you-throw-principle for residual waste combined with separate collection schemes in order to facilitate that recycling materials are of high quality comparable to virgin materials; measures to facilitate the development of markets for the supply of high quality secondary raw materials and the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; increasing recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste using the same harmonised method for all Member States;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges the Commission to introduce a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 followed by a ban on all landfilling of all recoverable waste by 2030;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Urges the Commission to propose the introduction of fees on landfilling and incineration in all Member States in order to incentivise waste moving towards the top of the waste hierarchy (preparation for reuse, recycling);
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to make use of available EU funding to invest in waste infrastructure provided the measures are in line with the waste hierarchy and to share best practices among the Member States;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Calls on the Commission to include waste prevention measures in this legislative proposal in order to ensure that less waste is generated, and to set extended producer responsibility requirements based on a thorough evaluation of the benefits of such schemes already in place to ascertain the reuse, refit, repair and recycling of products;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for urban mining in existing landfills and to develop an environmental permit system for the recycling industry based on self- monitoring and external auditing;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to develop an environmental permit system tailored for the recycling industry to use waste as a raw material taking into account specific waste-stream pollutants;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen education to increase awareness of resource limits and circular economy thinking and acting in the economy and society and to focus on research and development of innovative resource-efficient technologies and services in place of traditional technologies; the resulting broad application of new technologies and services by enterprises will create space for a more resource-efficient and sustainable economy.
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Urges the Commission to define quality requirements for refilling in line with the Commission communication on resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector (COM(2014)0445);