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18 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2018/2035(INI)

Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #
6a. Calls on Member States to invest in education and information campaigns regarding the sustainable use of plastics and its alternatives;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to prohibit the landfilling of plastic waste by 2030 at the latest;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Urges Member States to promote outlets for the purchase of bulk products with reusable packaging;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that fiscal policy remains a Member State competence and opposes the introduction of an EU-wide plastics tax as a potential own resource stream for the EU;deleted
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI