Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-09-Speech-2-257"
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"Mr President, like everyone else I should like to congratulate the rapporteur for the work he has done on this proposal. He has worked very hard on it and moved it quite fast, in parliamentary terms. When you consider the full implications, what he has achieved has been quite phenomenal. This is the most extensive recycling scheme we have ever seen in Europe.
Unfortunately, we live in an increasingly throw-away society where we produce more and more waste. What I am pleased to see with this proposal is that we are finally moving in the direction when the days when we can throw fridges, televisions, toasters, mobile phones and other electrical goods into a landfill are over. We all want to see a new era in which environmentally-friendly electric goods are fully recycled or reused. We all need to play our part in this as consumers and become habitual recyclers.
But are these proposals going to help us? Furthermore, are Parliament's amendments going to make things better?
In large part I can say ‘yes’, but not entirely. Too rigid an application of the principle of individual responsibility will cause major problems for small- and medium-sized enterprises across Europe and prevent sensible collective schemes being implemented. Enforced mandatory separation of electronic waste at each household, which could then, when non-compliance is found, be threatened with punishment is not a sensible way to encourage the cooperation of consumers nor is it, in every case, technically feasible.
Do we really want to include consumable spare parts and sub-assemblies in this proposal even if they add contamination and enormous technical problems to the recycling process? Does not everyone realise that small firms throughout the European Union need some extra time and assistance to cope with their full responsibilities and do this job properly?
All this leads me to think that we need a bit more time. After tomorrow's vote we should all pause for some thought about how we can make this directive fully environmentally friendly, cost-effective and attractive to the public."@en1
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