Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-17-Speech-2-306"
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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I too am very pleased that these two important directives have now finally reached the last stage of the decision-making process.
The type of waste that proliferates most quickly today is waste from electrical or electronic products. The average European produces approximately 14 kg of this type of waste every year. Most of it ends up on tips or in waste incinerators. These new directives are important milestones that will make it easier to get to grips with the future environmental problems to which our waste may lead. That is because we can now select this type of equipment for recycling and re-use and in that way also reduce its potentially dangerous effects.
Through the new directives, the Member States will be responsible for ensuring that waste from electrical and electronic products is collected separately from other waste. The directives also set a binding collection target of 4 kg per inhabitant per year from private households. In accordance with the European Parliament’s proposal, individual responsibility must form the basis for this collection target. A large quantity of dangerous substances will be phased out throughout the Community as from 1 July 2006, meaning that it will be possible to prevent many problems involving waste before they have time to arise.
I believe that these solutions are a great success for the European Parliament and for cooperation with the Council in the conciliation committee. I should like to repay the courtesy and thank the rapporteur, Mr Florenz, and all the members of the European Parliament’s delegation to the conciliation committee for their contributions to the constructive agreement that will be voted upon in the course of Wednesday. This is an important step for environmental policy. I should also like once again to thank Mr Florenz, who is always easy to collaborate with."@en1
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