Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2018/2035(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Strategy for Plastics in a circular economy - Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (debate) FR
Amendments (18)
Amendment 92 #
1. WelcomNotes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy’ (COM(2018)0028) as a step forward towards managing plastics in a sustainable way throughout the whole value chain and thereby contributing to the EU’s transition towards a circular economy;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the plastics strategy should also serve as a lever for stimulating new, smart and circular business, production and consumption models covering the entire value chain; calls on the Commission to foster clear linkages between the Union’s waste, chemicals and product policies to this end, in which connection the strategy of treating waste on the spot and recycling it should extend to all types of waste and not only plastics;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders 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 on the part of industry, consumers and intermediaries remains an equally important challenge;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all industry stakeholders to deliver concrete actions to ensure that all packaging plastics are reusable or recyclable by 2030, to couple their brand identity to sustainable and circular business models and to use their marketing power to promote and drive sustainable and circular consumption patterns; calls for an evaluation to be carried out within five years on developments in industry and adherence to the objectives set;
Amendment 181 #
9. Believes that civil society should be able to hold industry accountable for its commitments and should be more concerned about its practices; asks the Commission to take this into account in the upcoming ‘New Deal for Consumers’;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to come forward swiftly with quality standards in order to build trust among users of secondary plastics and incentivise the market for secondary plastics; urges the Commission to develop various grades of recycling which are aligned with the functionality of different products, while safeguarding public health and food safety;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to learn from best practices with independent third-party certification, as verification is essential in order to boost market confidthe confidence of the market and of consumers, and encourage them to use recycled plastics as a matter of preference;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on all industry players to convert their public commitments to increase the uptake of recycled plastics into formal pledges and to deliver concrete actions, as well as regular evaluations to measure the impact of the programmes implemented;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that procurement has the power to boost innovation in business models; calls on the Commission to set up an EU learning network on circular procurement in order to harvest the lessons learnt from pilot projects; believes that voluntary actions could pave the way for binding rules on public circular procurement; underlines that, in addition to the use of recycled products, public procurement should also be able to designate local companies, in order to give maximum encouragement to short supply chains, which contribute to the preservation of the environment;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streams for specific, well-defined and safe applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration; considers, however, that all possible measures must be taken to prevent any form of contamination or pollution, in the interests of the environment, but also to maintain public confidence in these secondary plastics;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of actions already taken in some Member States and therefore supports the Commission in coming forward with a specific legislative framework on single-use plastics with the aim of halting the generation of marine litter in the EU, whose devastating impact on marine flora and fauna is now known, and thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds;
Amendment 332 #
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 deposit-refund schemes or extended producer responsibility (EPR) 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; underlines, moreover, the importance of enhancing the awareness of the general public, because, through their choices, consumers can encourage the use of secondary plastic;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that fiscal policy remains a Member State competence and therefore, as a matter of principle, opposes the introduction of an EU-wide plastics tax as a potential own resource stream for the EU;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plastics and consequently the need to pursue further research;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available, as this practice is irresponsible from the point of view of the environment and health; also calls for more research into the unintentional presence of microplastics in certain products such as mineral waters;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the EUStresses the naturally worldwide dimension of the problem of plastic waste and calls on the EU Member States to play a pro-active role in developing a Global Plastics Protocol and to ensure that the various commitments made at both the EU and global levels can be tracked in an integrated and transparent manner;