Motion on deposit for small bottles passed
The House of Representatives has passed the motion tabled by Jan Boelhouwer (Labour Party). If it turns out that this year's target of recycling 38 per cent of plastic packaging waste is not met, a deposit scheme will also be introduced for small plastic bottles. The motion, which was tabled during the parliamentary debate on 8 April, was supported by GroenLinks, SP and ChristenUnie.
Since the recycling targets for household plastic packaging waste do not appear to have been met in 2009, it is high time to introduce a deposit system on small PET bottles. This was the view of several parties last week in the General Consultation in the House of Representatives on waste and packaging. Jan Boelhouwer (PvdA) submitted a motion on this, which was adopted by the House of Representatives. If it turns out that this year's target of 38 per cent recycling of plastic packaging waste is not met, a deposit will also be introduced on small plastic bottles. The motion, which was submitted during the parliamentary debate on 8 April, was supported by GroenLinks, SP and ChristenUnie.
Part of the reason for the motion was the study by Recycling Netwerk into the poor results of plastic collection in the major cities. In it, the Recycling Netwerk concludes that the target of 32 per cent recycling of all household plastic packaging waste cannot have been achieved in 2009. Opposing the achievement of the target was a renewed debate on the abolition of the deposit system. That debate will now be precisely about expanding that deposit system to small bottles of half a litre or less.
Outgoing Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Tineke Huizenga indicated that she first wanted to wait for the official evaluation and figures on the collection and recycling of plastic waste in 2009. This will take place in the autumn. Boelhouwer indicated that he was quite willing to wait for those figures in the autumn, but if they indeed turn out to be disappointing, that is the moment for the introduction of the deposit on small bottles. The Recycling Netwerk study shows that in 2009 less than 15 per cent of these bottles were collected, whereas the obligation for the business community is that at least 55 per cent must be collected. The Packaging Decree already contains a section on deposits, which has never been implemented so far.
Other waste motions also made it
Furthermore, four other motions were adopted by the House of Representatives. The motion by Boelhouwer and Esmé Wiegman-Van Meppelen Scheppink (ChristenUnie) to take measures against municipalities that do not yet separate plastic was also adopted. The motion by SP MP Remi Poppe to stop the disposal fee immediately and a motion by Kees Vendrik (GroenLinks) for measures to make recycling more attractive than incineration also received sufficient support. Only a motion by VVD MP Helma Neppérus for the abolition of the packaging tax was rejected.
Read also “Four waste motions adopted by House of Representatives” on the VAOP website
Since the recycling targets for household plastic packaging waste do not appear to have been met in 2009, it is high time to introduce a deposit system on small PET bottles. This was the view of several parties last week in the General Consultation in the House of Representatives on waste and packaging. Jan Boelhouwer (PvdA) submitted a motion on this, which was adopted by the House of Representatives. If it turns out that this year's target of 38 per cent recycling of plastic packaging waste is not met, a deposit will also be introduced on small plastic bottles. The motion, which was submitted during the parliamentary debate on 8 April, was supported by GroenLinks, SP and ChristenUnie.
Part of the reason for the motion was the study by Recycling Netwerk into the poor results of plastic collection in the major cities. In it, the Recycling Netwerk concludes that the target of 32 per cent recycling of all household plastic packaging waste cannot have been achieved in 2009. Opposing the achievement of the target was a renewed debate on the abolition of the deposit system. That debate will now be precisely about expanding that deposit system to small bottles of half a litre or less.
Outgoing Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Tineke Huizenga indicated that she first wanted to wait for the official evaluation and figures on the collection and recycling of plastic waste in 2009. This will take place in the autumn. Boelhouwer indicated that he was quite willing to wait for those figures in the autumn, but if they indeed turn out to be disappointing, that is the moment for the introduction of the deposit on small bottles. The Recycling Netwerk study shows that in 2009 less than 15 per cent of these bottles were collected, whereas the obligation for the business community is that at least 55 per cent must be collected. The Packaging Decree already contains a section on deposits, which has never been implemented so far.
Other waste motions also made it
Furthermore, four other motions were adopted by the House of Representatives. The motion by Boelhouwer and Esmé Wiegman-Van Meppelen Scheppink (ChristenUnie) to take measures against municipalities that do not yet separate plastic was also adopted. The motion by SP MP Remi Poppe to stop the disposal fee immediately and a motion by Kees Vendrik (GroenLinks) for measures to make recycling more attractive than incineration also received sufficient support. Only a motion by VVD MP Helma Neppérus for the abolition of the packaging tax was rejected.
Read also “Four waste motions adopted by House of Representatives” on the VAOP website
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