# Packaging and packaging waste: resource efficiency. Circular economy package

European Parliament procedure 2015/0276(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 511 committee amendments tabled by 81 Members between 2016-06-20 and 2016-08-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns packaging and packaging waste resource efficiency within the circular economy package. The amendments rework how recycling and preparation-for-reuse weights are measured and counted toward targets, address packaging waste sent to or exported from Member States, extended producer responsibility, eco-design, recycled content, deposit-refund schemes, European standards for materials entering final recycling, and phasing out hazardous substances.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark DEMESMAEKER | Belgium | ECR | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/117477.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Fredrick FEDERLEY | Sweden | RE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124989.md |
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ | Spain | GUE/NGL | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125051.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124813.md |
| David BORRELLI | Italy | NI | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124796.md |
| Ulrike MÜLLER | Germany | RE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124862.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Catherine BEARDER | United Kingdom | ALDE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96955.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |

## Official source documents

- PE582.212: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-582212_EN.pdf
- PE583.979: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-583979_EN.pdf
- PE585.639: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-585639_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-0276-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-0276-COD.json

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