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"Mr President, my Group very much supports the rapporteur's position on this issue. We feel it is an extremely important area. Mining and quarrying waste accounts for nearly 30% of the annual EU waste, which equals hundreds of millions of tons of waste. I come from a country which encouraged mining activities without looking at the long-term consequences of these activities, and some of the mines have left a history of major problems which will reach far into the future; for example, Tynagh Mines in Ireland is one of the most obvious cases. There has to be accountability here. Because of the lack of proper control, mining companies have been able to get away with leaving behind, when they have finished their operations, a legacy which continues to pollute our environment and our water. This directive goes a long way towards ensuring that this does not happen.
All extractive waste has to include inert waste. That is extremely important. In relation to historical waste, that is particularly important in countries like my own where mining activities are not as prolific as they have been in the past.
I support everything that the rapporteur has said. It is a very important report, and a very important position has been adopted by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy. I hope that the Commission can accept the rapporteur's amendments, which improve the Commission's proposal. It is also in line with many of the environmental groups around Europe who feel that this is crucial, as well as the rapporteur's recommendations."@en1
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