Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-18-Speech-2-285"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-18"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031118.10.2-285"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-18-Speech-2-2862
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to congratulate Mr Blokland on his report. The particular issue I would like to focus on is recovery. A number of people have referred to the European Court judgment. It is long overdue for the Commission to clarify exactly what 'recovery' is, because it is an issue that crosses into the packaging directives and a number of other EU directives as well. It does not take a genius to work out that recovery does not mean incinerating waste. This is an appalling waste of resources. We should not allow Member States to move in that direction, particularly those that do not have incineration at the moment. I am speaking in particular about my own Member State, which would like to have the opportunity to build incinerators. When one considers the lobbying regarding the Blokland report, a lot of it is from people who operate incinerators and want to ensure that they remain economically viable. It is quite clear that if incineration is allowed to be classified as recovery, then there is an incentive to burn and dispose in this way and that creates a disincentive for governments to get their act together. This is a very bad example to set to other Member States joining the European Union. In my own country in particular, the Irish Government looks for derogations right, left and centre, despite the fact that it has made no effort whatsoever to provide the public in Ireland with the possibility to have effective recycling possibilities or to create recycling industries. We are throwing away a large amount of jobs by allowing the waste to be burned. This is not an economical way of dealing with waste in the long-term nor it is good for the environment or public health."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McKenna (Verts/ALE )."1

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