10 Amendments of Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN related to 2001/2038(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas some incinerators suffer from the lack of appropriate infrastructure for separation and treatment of waste; whereas there do not appear to be clear limits to the kind of waste incinerated and concerns remain over the fate of toxic ashes resulting from the incineration;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in some regions, i.e. Campania, Italy, the progress in waste reduction and recycling of household waste has been minimal and household and other waste has continued to be brought to landfills indiscriminately in some cases apparently mixed with different types of industrial waste;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas according to the Aarhus Convention citizens have the right to be informed of the situation in their own territory and it is the duty of the authorities to provide information and to motivate citizen to develop a responsible attitude and behaviour; whereas in accordance with Directive 2003/35/EC, Member States shall ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation and modification or review of the plans or programmes required to be drawn up;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AW a (new)
Recital AW a (new)
AWa. whereas the world population is growing and therefore the total consumption is expected to increase significantly, which puts more pressure on waste management; whereas the solutions to this problem would require, among other things, an increased awareness and the implementation of the waste hierarchy principle;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UTaking into consideration that waste and pollution form a serious threat to human health and the integrity of the environment, urges Member States to speed up the introduction of an advanced waste management strategy in accordance with the WFD;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that the waste cycle hierarchy is a key element in Directive 2008/98/EC and, pursuant to the directive, should constitute the basis for all waste management; notes that also economic arguments speak in favour of following the waste hierarchy and focus first on prevention, then on reuse and recycling before incineration for energy and that wasteful and unsustainable landfills should be avoided as far as possible;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages early and effective dialogue between responsible local and regional authorities and local citizens in the planning stages before decisions are taken on the construction of waste treatment installations, while understanding that the NIMBY (not in my back yard) attitude is a big challenge in this respect;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Commission to support and reinforce the network of the public- private partnership for projects of the awareness campaigns. Calls to support the campaign "clean up the world" to which over 400 MEPs have signed a written declaration supporting the event, which is expected to count on the support of millions of volunteers next year;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that more emphasis must be placed on recovery of organic waste especially in broadly agricultural regions, an element which seems to have received little attention so far;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Notes that urgent attention is needed as regards the open and illegal dumping of mixed and unidentified waste and calls for the enforcement of strict management controls; reminds the competent authorities that in full conformity with the IPPC Directive (2008/1, revised by Directive 2010/75), they must establish strict control over the handling of specific types of industrial waste, regardless of its origin; and calls on the Commission to do its utmost within its competencies to monitor that the competent authorities effectively ensure that waste is properly collected, separated and treated, for instance through systematic inspections, and that a credible plan is presented by regional authorities;