# Report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union

European Parliament procedure 2009/2153(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 162 committee amendments tabled by 32 Members between 2010-02-03 and 2010-05-05.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union. The amendments address quality standards for compost, separate collection of bio-waste, the waste hierarchy and landfilling, soil degradation, the production of renewable energy and biogas through anaerobic digestion, greenhouse gas emissions, and the case for specific bio-waste legislation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mairead McGUINNESS | Ireland | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28115.md |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5729.md |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Mario PIRILLO | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96890.md |
| Dan JØRGENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28156.md |
| Claude TURMES | Luxembourg | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4432.md |
| Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96989.md |
| Fiona HALL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28477.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96695.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96752.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |

## Official source documents

- PE438.282: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.282+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.263: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.263+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE441.206: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-441.206+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE441.246: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-441.246+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2153-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2153-INI.json

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