28 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2018/2035(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Waste Framework Directive, Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, Directive on Landfill and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there are no reliable estimates of the contribution of aquaculture to marine litter
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Control Regulation requires the mandatory marking of gears as well as the notification and retrieval of lost gears
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need for a detailed assessment of the implementation of the requirements of the Control Regulation in terms of fishing gears
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the need for more detailed data on the contribution of aquaculture to marine litter, notably in terms of micro plastics in the mussel farming sector
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the use of innovative fishing gear by encouraging fishermen to ‘trade in’ old nets and to adapt existing nets with net trackers and sensors linked to smart phone apps, radio frequency identification chips and vessel ‘creepers’ so that skippers can keep more accurate track of their nets and retrieve them if necessary; Considers that extended producer responsibility for fishing gear should be investigated to raise the recycling rates, in line with the principles of the Waste Framework Directive;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes positive note of the 108 fishing for litter operations envisaged over the seven year period 2014-2020; urges Member States to increase their number of marine litter activities and to continue making use of the EU funds foreseen for these operations
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that international action is crucial to tackle the most significant sources of plastics litter in the oceans; Asks the Commission to continue prioritising the fight against marine litter in ocean partnerships with third countries and in other forms of international cooperation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is further convinced that circularity needs a diverse mix of solutions such as reuse, mechanical recycling, chemical recycling and the use of sustainable bio-based feedstock for plastics;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that sufficient funding of research and innovation is key to understand the source, quantification and impact of macro-, micro- and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions; and calls therefore for a budget of at least €120 billion for Horizon Europe in the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders, including consumers, are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and the environment; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into public responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire waste acquis is fully and swiftly implemented;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that Member States shall make use of economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the compliance with the obligation for separate collection of waste is key in order to avoid locking in resources at the lower levels of the waste hierarchy, and to enable high-quality recycling and boost the uptake of qualitative secondary raw materials; maintains that the 2030 recycling targets should be examined with a view to at least maintain and, if appropriate, increasing them, with attention being paid also to specific waste streams;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that measures that stimulate the creation of an internal market for secondary raw materials and the uptake of these are implemented;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. highlights that chemical recycling is a promising novel way of recycling waste plastics not suitable for mechanical recycling;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes that low fossil fuel prices, low demand and lack of high-grade supply on the European market has contributed to the lack of uptake of recycled plastic; emphasises that a stable, domestic market for secondary raw materials is necessary to ensure the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to identify and remove the barriers that face trade in secondary raw materials in order to create level playing field;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to learn from best practices with independent third-party certification and promote the certification of recycled plastics at the EU- level, as verification is essential in order to boost market confidence;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the necessity to support the development of non-toxic material cycles as laid down in the 7th Environmental Action Programme;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Urges the Commission to put forward definitions and criteria for diverse plastics based on their composition, level of recyclability and hazardousness. Highlights the importance of consumer knowledge and transparency, as well as the possibility of completely recyclable plastic compositions to be incentivised;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to create a definition on single-use plastics in order to facilitate national implementation and to achieve the target of reducing the level of waste from single-use plastic, however, stresses the need to safeguard items with no available alternative, as in health care;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls for an action plan to ban single-use plastic items within all buildings of the European Institutions;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that there are various pathways to achieving high collection and recycling rates and a reduction in litter, including dseposit-refund schemes orarate collection, extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes deposit-refund schemes; underlines that the choice of a certain scheme remains within the remit of the competent authority in the Member State, which can take local specificities into account and ensure that any existing well-performing and cost- efficient systems are not jeopardised;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly supports the Commission in coming forward with clear harmonised rules on both bio-based content and, biodegradability and compostability in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for an EU ban on oxo- degradable plastic, as this type of plastic does not safely biodegrade and therefore fails to deliver a proven environmental benefit;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to look into the sources, distribution, fate and effects of both macro- and micro-plastics in the context of wastewater treatment and storm water management in the ongoing fitness check on the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive; furthermore calls on Member States’ competent authorities and the Commission to ensure the full enforcement of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 e (new)
Paragraph 35 e (new)
35e. Given that a great portion of plastic waste in the ocean originates from countries in Asia and Africa, the issues of plastic pollution and waste management capacities should be a priority in the context of EU’s external policy framework such as EU development policy, sustainable fisheries partnership agreements, and ocean partnerships in the framework of an international ocean governance;