Activities of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2014/2208(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (debate) DE
Amendments (8)
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM(2014)0398); endorses the Commission’s approach to designing and innovating for a circular economy, setting up a policy framework to support resource efficiency and turn waste into a resource by modernising waste policy, and setting a resource-efficiency target as outlined in the communication;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources; with the primary objective to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment and to promote a prudent and rational utilisation of national resources;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to submit the announced proposal on the review of waste legislation by the end of 2015 and to include the following points: setting extended producer responsibility requirements based on a thorough evaluation of the benefits of such schemes already in place to ascertain the reuse, refit, repair and recycling of products; endorsing the ‘pay-as-you- throw-principle’ for residual waste combined with separate collection schemes in order to facilitate that recycling materials are of high quality comparable to virgin materials; measures to facilitate the development of markets for the supply of high quality secondary raw materials; prioritising separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; increasing recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste, based on the output of recycling facilities, using the same harmonised method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; introducing a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 and a ban on all landfilling by 2030; introducing fees on landfilling and incineration; in all Member States in order to incentivise waste moving towards the top of the waste hierarchy (preparation for reuse, recycling);
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission that this legislative proposal should include waste prevention measures in order to ensure that less waste is generated;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for urban mining in existing landfills and to develop an environmental permit system for the recycling industry based on self- monitoring and external auditingto use waste as a raw material taking into account specific waste-stream pollutants;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to define quality requirements for refilling in line with the Commission communication on resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to make use of available EU funding to invest in waste infrastructure, provided the measures are in line with the waste hierarchy, and to share best practices among the Member States;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen education programmes to increase awareness of resource limits and circular economy thinking and acting in the economy and society and to focus on research and development of innovative resource-efficient technologies and services in place of traditional technologies; the resulting broad application of new technologies and services by enterprises will create space for a more resource-efficient and sustainable economy;