Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-02-12-Speech-1-119"
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"Mr President, no doubt like all of our fellow Members here, in this House, I feel that we need a clear European framework in order to overcome the major challenge of responsible waste management.
I also believe that we all share the view that the new European strategy on waste must show that waste, in all its guises, is not only a source of pollution to be reduced, but also a potential resource to be exploited. That is why I have no hesitation in supporting the process under way, and I welcome the remarkable work that has been done by our rapporteur in terms of modernising the laws that have been amassed for 30 years on this subject.
It is therefore crucial, as many Members have also pointed out, to clearly re-establish the five-stage hierarchy in descending order of priority: prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal. This should be done by maintaining a minimum level of flexibility, with account taken, in particular, of the economic aspects that affect the sectors. It has also become apparent what the cost might be of seeking exemptions from these kinds of constraints, which are imperative.
I should like to reiterate that I fully support the amendments aimed at consolidating the definitions, not least those on the end-of-life of waste, on producer responsibility and on prevention. Finally, I believe that it is important, as many of our fellow Members have also pointed out, to enhance the legislation on hazardous waste, not least by imposing the requirement for this waste to be collected separately and for there to be a reliable way of tracing it."@en1
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