Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-02-Speech-1-050"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Packaging and packaging waste2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020902.6.1-050"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-02-Speech-1-0512
lpv:speaker	lp:Riitta Myller2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, my thanks go to Mrs Corbey for an excellent report. The Sixth Environmental Action Programme approved the principle that the volume of waste generated should be de-coupled from economic growth. This is also one of the most important environmental policy objectives of the summit currently being held in Johannesburg. Indeed, this directive on packaging waste is just part of this problematic issue, but it is now a matter of debate for us here, and we should also bear in mind this higher goal whilst considering it. For this reason, in any revision of the 1994 directive ambitious targets must be set, as the rapporteur, Mrs Corbey, has also stated. What the Committee finally decided was not quite what the Social Democrats and the rapporteur wanted; hopefully, however, we will be able to hold to that target of a 10% reduction in the generation of waste. The environmental impact of the use of packaging waste actually requires a lot more research. It is not wise to establish any rigid hierarchy with regard to re-use and recycling; in some countries recycling works better, whilst in some regions re-use is more effective. For example, in Finland the re-use of soft drinks and beer bottles works excellently, and must therefore be encouraged, but in a way that allows everyone to be involved in this system openly. Research into environmental impact should lead to the establishment of environmental indicators for packaging. When we discussed this directive with various parties, we noticed that there are just as many experts as there are interested parties associated with the materials. We must definitely have data based on research regarding which materials improve the state of the environment most and in which circumstances. For there to be genuine competition between materials, in addition to the targets associated with materials I think there should also be a general aim where competition would be based on bringing more packaging materials that fulfil environmental criteria onto the market. Recycling is also an excellent solution when talking of sustainable development as a combination of social, economic and environmental policy. It creates jobs and helps the excluded in this sense, and it improves the state of the environment."@en1

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