5 Amendments of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2013/2113(INI)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU legislation on plastic waste should define: specific targets for the collection and sorting and mandatory criteria for recyclability (clarifying the distinctions between mechanical/organic recycling and recovery/incineration; the aim should be a target of at least 75 % of recycled plastic by 2020); specific labelling of materials in order to inform consumers concerning theirof certain types of waste (such as waste electrical and electronic equipment, end-of-life vehicles, and packaging) and mandatory criteria for recyclability (clarifying the distinctions between mechanical or /organic recyclability; and, finally, criteria for the replacement of single-use and short-lived plastic products by reusable and more durable materials;ing and recovery/incineration.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that plastic waste should be treated as a valuable resource by promoting its reuse, recycling, and recovery; believes that in any case landfilling should be gradually restricted or in some cases even banned by 2020, without, however, incentivising as a result the energy recovery option over recycling; considers that, alongside the targets mentioned above for recycling, it is therefore advisable to introduce appropriate sanctions for incineration of recyclable and biodegradable plastics, in order to level the playing field for different plastic types; points out that this would also invert an unsustainable tendency that has until now privileged the use of virgin products over the more expensive recycled ones;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that for biodegradable, bio- based and compostable plastics, adequate measures should be adopted to promote them, provided their production does not impact negatively on agricultural output for human or animal consumption; also believes that clearer information on their characteristics should be provided to consumers; considers that a clear distinction should be drawn between naturally compostable and technically biodegradable plastics, and that the definitions of these terms should be regulated at European level to provide a basis for the technical features covered by each;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, while planned obsolescence is often condemned by stakeholders it is at present still very hard to prove; considers, therefore, that it would be useful to hold a debate at European level on this issue and on possible action;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that measures are taken locally upstream to prevent waste reaching the marine environment (collection and processing of such waste, and transversal measures to raise awareness of the economic, environmental and social aspects of marine litter); stresses that it has been found that some of these measures would have a much greater impact if they were adopted at European level; calls on the Commission to study this impact and identify measures which could be used to help reduce marine litter; takes the view that any approach to reducing marine litter should be based on managing waste at source; hopes in particular that the Commission will take account in its impact assessment of the wide variety of sources of waste, the patchy level of awareness and the lack of long-term monitoring of how much waste is now littering the marine environment;