11 Amendments of Marusya LYUBCHEVA related to 2013/2113(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas plastic waste is not specifically addressed by EU legislation and is considered as part of the general waste stream, with no account taken of its specific characteristics;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas most plastic waste cis non- biodegradable and persists in the environment for hundreds of years, provoking toxic reactions and releasing into ecosystems particles, including nanoparticles, which enter the food chain from the environment both at land and in the sea, as well as endocrine disrupters, carcinogenic elements and persistent organic pollutants into ecosystems;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poor implementation and enforcement of EU waste legislation, illegal dumping and improper stocking processing and transport of plastic waste have led toare causing significant damage to the environment and marine life, and to increases in the export of waste, resulting in loss of materials and employment in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the absence of a strategy and of specific legislation, as well as the technical difficulties of processing plastic waste, are creating the preconditions for its accumulation to cause further harm to human health;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, because of the advantages plastic offers, the range of plastic materials available is continually growing and their use is increasing, leading to an upsurge in the volume and variety of plastic waste;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU could benefit in terms of job creation and growth from a robust effort to move towards a balanced, cradle- to-cradle circular economy, based on the concept of waste as a resourcesecondary source of raw materials;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in order to make the ECU approach to waste streams more consistent within the framework of the ongoing legislative ‘fitness check’ and given that some 40 % of plastic waste derives from packaging and single-use products, while the packaging directive is the only one with a specific target for plastic waste collection, it is necessary as a matter of urgency to revise that directive by separating the waste norms pertaining to the environmental sphere from the product rules and standards as such that fall under the umbrella of industrial or trade legislation;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the most dangerous plastics, those that are the most disruptive to human health and the environment (such as micro- and oxo-biodegradable plastics) and those which contain heavy metals that can also make recycling processes more difficult, should be phased out of the market or banned outright, as soon as possible before 2020; also believes that, as demanded by a majority of European citizens (and consumers), it is finally time to phase out, or to ban the production of, single-use, non- biodegradable and non- compostable plastic products, also before 2020, and to find ways of replacing them with products made of other materials;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5а. Urges that a market survey be conducted focusing on plastic packaging and single-use products the useful life of which cannot be extended significantly, and that steps be taken towards a policy of replacing such items with products made from biodegradable or natural materials, so as to mitigate the accumulation of plastic waste;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for more investment in research and technologies aimed at obtaining more sustainably recyclable plastics and a better integration of various typesplastic waste in production processes and reprocessing activities, without affecting the quality of materials; considers that new technologies are also needed for enhanced plastic biodegradation processes, waste sorting methods, processing and mechanical recycling, eco-design and of non- biodegradable plastic waste, the realisation of eco-design and the introduction of smart packaging; believes that to this end, Horizon 2020 could offer opportunities to respond to this important societal need and that the advantages would be far-reaching, for both the environment and citizens, from the creation of new economic activities to the reduction of marine litter and health-related risks;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7а. Urges that plastic waste be used for energy recovery only in cases where all other possibilities have been exhausted and where the technology used includes the requisite purification systems for preventing environmental damage and harm to human health;