19 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2009/2153(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the huge unexploited potential in some Member States firstly to reuse biowaste as compost, but also to recover energy from waste by diverting waste from landfills;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. notes that the concept of bio-waste as used in the Green Paper is too restricted and does not comply with reality: the variety of bio-waste that is composted or digested (with composting afterwards) is much bigger,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the role which reused biowaste in the form of compost can play in combating climate change (inter alia by means of carbon sequestration) and soil degradation and erosion; recalls that the Waste Framework Directive presents the waste hierarchy as a clear basic principle for waste management, with reuse being assigned precedence over energy- production applications; calls on Member States, therefore, to provide for composting of waste in their national legislation and urges that they exchange ideas for best practices; stresses that harmonised standards combined with and based on an integrated approach which covers the whole process up to the final processor give final users and consumers sufficient confidence and guarantee the development of a European market for high-quality compost;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas not only bio-waste from household origin is being treated sustainably in practice. The range of bio- waste is much bigger,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the need for Member States to set up a consistent and stable legal framework which supports the construction of facilities for composting and energy recovery from (bio)waste;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. noting the unexplored potential of bio- waste managed in line with widely differing policies in each Member State; whereas improved management of this waste is necessary in order to achieve the efficient and sustainable management of resources; whereas the recovery of bio- waste should be stepped up in order to reach the targets for recycling and renewable energies and thereby contribute to achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy, in particular within the framework of the flagship of resource efficiency,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, with a view to attaining the objectives at various levels (combating warming of the climate, soil degradation and soil erosion; attaining renewable energy objectives), a combination of composting and fermentation of selectively collected biowaste, if feasible, undoubtedly possesses advantages and should be encouraged;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the fact that in many Member States the necessary infrastructure is already in place but financial incentives at national level are required to create and establish the potential compost, biogas and biofuel markets related to biowaste;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the management of such waste should be structured in line with the 'waste hierarchy': prevention and reduction, reuse, recycling, other types of recovery, in particular for energy purposes, and as the last option, landfilling (in accordance with Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive); whereas prevention is the priority objective in the management of bio-waste; whereas prevention makes it possible, in particular, to avoid food waste and green waste, for example through the improved planning of food consumption at consumer and catering level, home composting or the design of public parks with low-maintenance plants and trees,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages regional and local authorities to make use of existing decentralised district heating and cooling facilities and to use structural funds for financing energy-to-wastecomposting and energy recovery from biowaste facilities so as to be able to divert more waste from landfills;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that selective collection of biowaste should unquestionably be incorporated in the legislative framework, as it is an absolute requirement to guarantee that composting or fermentation (or a combination of the two) of biowaste produces high-quality output flows which can be used on the soil without risk; considers that financial incentives are needed to expand and maintain this selective collection.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas quality standards need to be defined for the treatment of bio-waste and the quality of compost; whereas regulating the quality parameters for compost will make it possible to build consumer confidence in this product; whereas compost should be graded in line with its quality, to the extend that the use of compost will have no detrimental effect for soil and groundwater, and in particular to the agricultural produce stemming from that soil
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Concludes that there is a need for a separate directive for reliable and sustainable management and treatment of biodegradable waste in order to achieve the above ambitions; stresses that only a directive can bring about the requisite level playing field and above all create a solid legislative framework which can provide a sound climate for investment, which is essential in order to persuade private and public parties to undertake the necessary investment – investment which may possibly be quite substantial.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas it is important to have a mandatory separate collection system, except where separating bio-waste from other types of waste would not be viable from the environmental and economic point of view (in particular where the logistics of separate collection do not make it possible to prevent bio-waste from being contaminated with other types of waste or polluting substances, or where separate collection infrastructure is not environmentally justified in rural or sparsely populated areas),. In spite of these mentioned considerations, separate collection should be the prerequisite for the production of high quality compost
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the main aim of the appropriate management of bio-waste must be the result, which means that all the technological options for the management of bio-waste can be kept open whileto encouraginge innovation, scientific research and competitiveness,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to review the existing legislation applicable to bio-waste with a view, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, to drawing up a proposal for a specific directive by the end of 2010 within this proposed framework;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to lay down criteria for the production of high-quality compost
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission to adopt a quality-grading system for the various types of compost obtained through the treatment of bio-waste;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to establish a mandatory separate collection system for the member states, except where this is not viable or is not the best option from the environmental and economic point of view