Activities of Mark DEMESMAEKER related to 2015/0274(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste PDF (861 KB) DOC (125 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) In view of the EU's dependence on the import of raw materials and the rapid depletion of a significant amount of natural resources in the short-term, it is a key challenge to reclaim as many resources as possible within the EU and to enhance the transition towards a circular economy.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
(-1a) Waste management should be transformed into sustainable material management. The revision of the Landfill Directive offers an opportunity to this end.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and, rational and reduced utilisation of natural resources and promoting a more circular economy which is key to the EU's long-term competitiveness.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Council Directive 1999/31/EC14 setting landfill restrictions should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy and make progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 by reducingphasing out landfilling of waste destined for landfills for non-hazardous waste. __________________ 14 Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1). 15 COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297. COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further restricting landfilling, starting with waste streams that are subject to separate collection (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, bio-waste). Technical, environmental or economical feasibility of recycling or other recovery of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste should be taken into account in the implementation of these landfill restrictions with the objective of accepting only non-recyclable and non- biodegradable municipal waste.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Biodegradable municipal waste accounts for a large proportion of municipal waste. Landfilling of untreated biodegradable waste poses significant negative envioronmental effects in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air. While Directive 1999/31/EC already sets landfill diversion targets for biodegradable waste it is appropriate to put in place further restrictions on the landfilling of biodegradable waste by prohibiting the landfilling of biodegradable waste that haso been separately collected in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
(-1) In Article 1 the following paragraph is added: -1. A progressive phasing out of landfilling is a fundamental condition to support the EU's transition towards a circular economy.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) waste that haso been separately collected pursuant to Article 11(1) and 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC and packaging or packaging waste as defined in Article 3 of Directive 94/62/EC.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 4: 4a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2025 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 25% of the total amount of municipal waste generated. By 2025 Member States shall no longer accept recyclable nor biodegradable municipal waste in landfills for non- hazardous municipal waste.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 105% of the total amount of municipal waste generated.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that this fits into an integrated policy which ensures a sound application of the waste hierarchy, enhances a shift towards prevention, reuse and recycling and prevents a shift from landfilling towards incineration. Fees on incineration and landfilling at Member State level and a prohibition of EU Structural and Investment Funds to be allocated to incineration and landfilling are essential in this regard.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 20240 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non- hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph 7a is added: 7a. In view of enhanced reclamation of resources within the EU, the Commission shall examine a specific regulatory framework with strict conditions for the temporary storage of waste that is not yet recyclable in an economically viable way today but may be in the future as novel enhanced recycling technologies become available.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 b (new)
(cb) the following paragraph 7b is added: In Article 5, the following paragraph is added: 7b. The Commission shall further examine the feasibility of proposing a regulatory framework for "enhanced landfill mining" so as to permit the retrieval of secondary raw materials that are present in existing landfills. By 2025 Member States shall map existing landfills and indicate their potential for enhanced landfill mining and share information.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5b Exchanges of best practices and information The Commission shall establish a platform for a regular and structured exchange of best practices and information between the Commission and the Member States on the practical implementation of the requirements of this Directive. This exchange will contribute to ensure adequate governance, enforcement, cross-border cooperation, the exchange of best practices such as innovation deals and peer review. Furthermore, the platform should incentivise frontrunners and enable leapfrogging. The Commission shall make the results of the platform available to the public.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
Member States shall ensure that measures taken in accordance with this point do not compromise the achievement of the objectives of Directive 2008/98/EC, notably on the waste hierarchy and on the increase of preparing for re-use and recycling as set out in Article 11 of that Directive.