European Parliament
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė  (PPE ),
in writing.
(LT)
In the resolution we adopted today, we drew attention to two very important aspects. Firstly, the Commission and the Member States must devote more attention to raising public awareness of the need for and benefits of waste management. Some Member States are lagging behind when it comes to waste sorting, above all because the public are not convinced of its benefits. Secondly, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process has a significant effect on transparent waste management. When designing and building waste management facilities (above all, incinerators and landfills), a lack of transparency and public ignorance during the EIA leads to waste crises or even disasters (as demonstrated by real examples in Italy, Spain and other countries). During the next review of the EIA Directive, we must therefore really ensure that the public is adequately and genuinely involved in consultations, that public opinion is taken into account, and that the process itself is transparent and independent.

