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Conformity of Tuscany’s regional waste management plan
Conformity of Tuscany's regional waste management plan
20.11.2024
Question for written answer E-002592/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Susanna Ceccardi (PfE)
A review of Tuscany's regional waste management plan in the light of the objectives set in Article 199 of Legislative Decree No 152/2006[1], which transposes Articles 28, 29, 30 and 33 of EU Directive 2008/98/EC[2] on sustainable waste management and environmental protection into national law, reveals significant structural deficiencies.
Most notable among these is the fact that there are no installations capable of managing waste close to production facilities, although this is key to lowering the environmental footprint and improving the overall effectiveness of the management cycle.
If not rectified, these inefficiencies could make the plan incompatible with EU law, jeopardising the region's access to EU funds, national cohesion funds and NRRP funds intended for waste management.
What is more, the freezing of the energy-from-waste plants in Livorno and Montale, together with the lack of viable alternatives in the field of the circular economy, make landfill the only option by which to close the integrated waste cycle, meaning that some 200 000 tonnes of waste has to be shipped outside the region each year.
In view of these concerns:
- 1.Is Tuscany's regional waste management plan consistent with the EU provisions referred to above?
- 2.If not, is the region at risk of losing access to EU and national funds intended for sustainable waste management?
Submitted: 20.11.2024