32 Amendments of Alberto CIRIO related to 2015/0275(COD)
Amendment 177 #
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 utilisation of natural resources and promoting a more circular economy, increasing energy efficiency and reducing the Union's resource dependence enhancing the diffusion of renewable energy from municipal and agricultural waste such as biogas and biomethane.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Municipal waste constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage, and the way it is managed generally gives a good indication of the quality of the overall waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public visibility. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex waste management system including an efficient collection scheme, an effective sorting system, a need to actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system also aimed at supporting the use of renewable energies originated from waste, such as biomethane and biogas as a fuel. Countries which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally perform better in overall waste management, including the achievement of the recycling targets. However, proper management of municipal waste alone is not enough to boost the transition to a circular economy, where all kinds of waste should be considered as a new resource.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Definitions of municipal waste, construction and demolition waste, the final recycling process, and backfilling need to be included in Directive 2008/98/EC so that the scope of these concepts is clarified. In the definition of "construction and demolition waste", it should be considered that construction and demolition activities may generate other types of waste to which Chapters 14, 15, 16 of Decision 2014/955/EU should apply.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extended producer responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management, but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member States. Thus, it is necessary to set minimum operating requirements for extended producer responsibility. Those requirements should reduce costs and boost performance, as well as ensure a level-playing field, including for small and medium sized enterprises, and avoid obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. They should also contribute to the incorporation of end-of-life costs into product prices and provide incentives for producers to take better into account recyclability and reusability when designing their products. The requirements should apply to both new and existing extended producer responsibility schemes. A transitional period is however necessary for existing extended producer responsibility schemes to adapt their structures and procedures to the new requirements. The possibility to apply the extended produced responsibility scheme should be based on a feasibility study.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food waste by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis. In order to achieve the EU target by 2030, Member States must introduce appropriate measures to promote charitable donations of food surpluses and food products that can no longer be sold.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Separate collection and regeneration of waste oils has significant economic and environmental benefits including in terms of raw materials security of supply, moving the Union closer to a Circular Economy. The collection and regeneration targets for waste oils should take into account the divergences among the Member States in relation to the collection and recycling performance. The targets are beneficial to create a level playing field and harmonise the EU single market whilst ensuring protection of the environment.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Where necessary, and in order to facilitate or improve recovery, waste shall be collected separately if technically, environmentally and economically practicable, including out-of-home collection of waste which would otherwise risk being discarded as litter. Separately collected waste shall not be mixed with other waste or other material with different properties.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) With a view to reducing litter and the incidence of littering, while also supporting the Union's ambition to move towards a circular economy, Member States and local authorities should make greater efforts to promote the infrastructure and systems that are required for effective out-of-home collection of used products that often end up as litter.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) faecal matter, if not covered by paragraph 2(b)-1a) In Article 2 (1), the point f is replaced by the following: ‘(f) livestock effluent, straw and other natural non-hazardous agricultural or forestry material, including plant residues from the maintenance of parks and gardens and used in farming, forestry or for the production of energy and fertilisers from such biomass through processes or methods which do not harm the environment or endanger human health.’
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(-1b) In Article 2(1), the following point ea is inserted: ‘(ea) digestate, for agricultural use, produced by anaerobic digestion plants managed by agricultural and food undertakings with substances and materials of agricultural, zootechnical or forest origin, in compliance with the limits and criteria established by the Member States;’
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(-1c) In Article 2(1), the following point eb is inserted: ‘(eb) ash, for agricultural use as a soil improver, produced by combustion plants providing energy, managed by agricultural and food undertakings, with non-hazardous substances and materials of agricultural, zootechnical or forest origin, in compliance with the limits and criteria established by the Member States;’
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point a – indent 1
Article 3 – point 1a – point a – indent 1
- paper and cardboard, glass metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point a – indent 2
Article 3 – point 1a – point a – indent 2
- bulky waste, including white goods, mattresses, furniture;
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2
Municipal waste does not include waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge and construction and demolition waste;’, construction and demolition waste and waste generated in production sites (including warehouses), except for waste generated in canteens, factory outlets, offices and areas that are open to the public; this definition applies in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2012/19/EU and Directive 2006/66/EC;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
The definition of municipal waste in this Directive is neutral with regard to the public or private status of the operator managing waste.
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(aa) The following point is inserted: 1b. "commercial and industrial waste" means mixed waste and separately collected waste from commercial and industrial activities and/or premises. Commercial and industrial waste does not include municipal waste.
Amendment 425 #
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 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – point 3 a (new)
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability properties that is comparable in nature, composition and quantitywaste of such a biodegradable nature that it should not hinder the separate collection and the organic recovery process or activity into which it is introduced;
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16
Article 3 – point 16
16. "preparing for re-use" means checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which waste, products or components of products that have been collected by a recognisgistered preparation for re- use operator or deposit-refund scheme are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing, without any prejudice to consumer's health and safety and to the protection of the environment;
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17b
Article 3 – point 17b
17b. "backfilling" means any recovery operation where suitable waste is used for reclamation purposes in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping and where the waste is a substitute for cnonstruction-waste materials in comparable quantities instead of other non-waste materials which would otherwise have been used for that purpose; '; By "suitable waste" it is intended waste which complies with existing technical standards or, in the absence of such, to those for which a specific risk analysis has been carried out in relation to the characteristics of the area to which they are destined.
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 21 (new)
Article 3 – point 21 (new)
(fa) The following point 21 is inserted: 21. "sorting" means any waste management operation which separates collected waste into single material streams;
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – point 4a (new)
Article 6 – point 4a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph 4a is inserted: ‘4a. End-of-waste operations according to paragraph 1 shall be considered as a "final recycling process" if the materials or substances that have ceased to be waste have been subject to a recycling operation, excluding hence energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations.’
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such measures may encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for preparation for re-use and recycling in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures should take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle and relevant Union legislation and standards already applicable to products.
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall organise an exchange of information between Member States and the actors involved in producer responsibility schemes on the practical implementation of the requirements defined in Article 8a and on best practices to ensure adequate governance and cross- border cooperation of extended producer responsibility schemes. This includes, inter alia, exchange of information on the organisational features and the monitoring of producer responsibility organisations, best practices on the definition of fees and optimized costs, the selection of waste management operators and the prevention of littering. The Commission shall publish the results of the exchange of information. and may provide guidelines on relevant aspects
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- foster fair and open competition in separate collection systems and in the waste management and recycling markets
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9– paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 9– paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the production and the use of products that are resource efficient, durand, where appropriate, durable, reusable, reparable and recyclable;
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- encourage the use of by-products;
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1– indent 5
Article 9 – paragraph 1– indent 5
- reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households, with a view to achieving the EU target of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030; Member States shall introduce appropriate measures to promote charitable donations of food surpluses and food products that can no longer be sold.
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) for the purpose of achieving the targets for the regeneration of waste oils and without prejudice to the obligations set out in Article 21, annual collection of waste oils shall be increased to at least of 95% by 2020 and 100% by 2025 of produced and collectable waste oils in the EU.
Amendment 1310 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable A
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable A
A: weight of municipal waste and waste oils recycled or prepared for re-use in a given year;
Amendment 1314 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable P
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – variable P
P: weight of municipal waste and waste oils generated in a given year.