2 Amendments of Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ related to 2013/2113(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas plasticthe daily use of plastic leads to plastic waste accumulating in large quantities, and whereas such waste can persist in the environment for hundreds of years, provoking toxic reactions and releasing endocrine disrupters, carcinogenic elements and persistent organic pollutants into ecosystems;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes it is essential to raise public awareness of to the damage done to the environment by plastic waste and of the possibility of recycling it, and to encourage the public to reject one-way plastic packaging where possible, using instead either less environmentally damaging one-way packaging or reusable packaging;