18 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2018/2035(INI)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the practice of incinerating plastics in incinerators and cement kilns as secondary solid fuel is to be deplored; whereas this runs counter to the circular economy and causes pollutant emissions harmful to the environment and public health;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies that help keep down the price of virgin plastics, while hampering the development of a secondary plastics market;
Amendment 151 #
6a. Calls on Member States to invest in education and information campaigns regarding the sustainable use of plastics and its alternatives;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to propose a 20% target reduction in the use of plastics by 2025, rising to 50% by 2030;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to prohibit the landfilling of plastic waste by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to ban the incineration of plastics in incinerators and cement kilns as secondary solid fuel by 2030;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Urges Member States to promote outlets for the purchase of bulk products with reusable packaging;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that mandatory rules on recycled content for specific products mayust be needadopted in order to drive the uptake of secondary raw materials;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to propose that new plastic products shall contain at least 50% recycled materials by 2025 and 75% by 2035;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to consider introducinge a modulated value- added tax (VAT) for productsreusable products and those containing recycled content;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to make chemicals present in plastic fully traceable and for full access to information, especially for re- use and recycling centres;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission to ban the use of certain types of plastic that are harmful to health such as those containing endocrine disruptors, phthalates, bisphenols and/or brominated flame retardants;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to propose a European strategy to phase out the use of single-use plastics apart from in situations, such as healthcare, where there is no other effective alternative;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 375 #
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 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the importance of biodegradable plastic being produced in line with European standards on industrial composting. If bio-based plastic is not biodegradable then it shall be compatible with mechanical recycling;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage research into packaging re-use to counter the current trend of making plastic packaging lighter than ever and hence less able to be re- used;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on all EU institutions to scrutinise their internal plastic waste management practices and to focus on prevention, together with the EU Eco- Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), together with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, to focus on prevention, scrutinise their internal plastic waste management practices and reduce their production of plastic waste by, for example, replacing plastic bottles with water fountains and single-use packaging with re-usable packaging;